Dolenja Vas pri Polici

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Dolenja Vas pri Polici
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°59′44.94″N14°41′44.56″E / 45.9958167°N 14.6957111°E / 45.9958167; 14.6957111 Coordinates: 45°59′44.94″N14°41′44.56″E / 45.9958167°N 14.6957111°E / 45.9958167; 14.6957111
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Grosuplje
Area
 • Total1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Elevation
453.4 m (1,487.5 ft)
Population
(2002)
 • Total69
[1]

Dolenja Vas pri Polici (pronounced  [dɔˈleːnja ˈʋaːs pɾi pɔˈliːtsi] ; Slovene : Dolenja vas pri Polici, German : Niederdorf [2] ) is a small settlement north of Polica in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. [3]

Slovene language language spoken in Slovenia

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Polica, Grosuplje Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Polica is a settlement in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Polica includes the hamlets of Bliska Vas, Žabja Vas, Hrib, and Goričane.

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Dolenja vas to Dolenja vas pri Polici in 1953. [4] In the past the German name was Niederdorf. [2]

Cultural heritage

A small roadside chapel-shrine south of the village dates to 1875. [5]

Wayside shrine religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway

A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mountain. They have been a feature of many cultures, including Catholic and Orthodox Europe and Shinto Japan.

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 102.
  3. ↑ Grosuplje municipal site
  4. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. ↑ "EŠD 26217". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
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