| Poljče | |
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  Poljče Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′32.11″N14°11′30.69″E / 46.3755861°N 14.1918583°E Coordinates: 46°22′32.11″N14°11′30.69″E / 46.3755861°N 14.1918583°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Radovljica |
| Elevation | 554.9 m (1,820.5 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 201 |
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Poljče (pronounced [ˈpoːltʃɛ] ) is a village near Begunje in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
The Municipality of Radovljica is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of northern Slovenia. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Radovljica. The municipality has around 18,000 inhabitants and an area of 118 square kilometres (46 sq mi). It is located at the southern slope of the Karawanks mountain range at the confluence of the Sava Dolinka and the Sava Bohinjka, both headwaters of the Sava River.
Upper Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, Tržič, Škofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale. It has around 300,000 inhabitants or 14% of the population of Slovenia.
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.
