Dolenja Vas, Železniki

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Dolenja Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°12′54.65″N14°13′31.37″E / 46.2151806°N 14.2253806°E / 46.2151806; 14.2253806 Coordinates: 46°12′54.65″N14°13′31.37″E / 46.2151806°N 14.2253806°E / 46.2151806; 14.2253806
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional Region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Železniki
Elevation 450.1 m (1,476.7 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 396
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Dolenja Vas (pronounced  [dɔˈleːnja ˈʋaːs] ; Slovene : Dolenja vas, German : Doleinawas [2] ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Slovene language language spoken in Slovenia

Slovene or Slovenian belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union.

German language West Germanic language

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Municipality of Železniki Municipality in Slovenia

The Municipality of Železniki is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Železniki. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Škofja Loka was subdivided into the municipalities of Gorenja Vas–Poljane, Škofja Loka, Železniki, and Žiri.

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Dolenja Vas pri Čatežu in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

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References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 60.