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]
Dolenja Vas pri Polici | |
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 Dolenja Vas pri Polici | |
  Dolenja Vas pri Polici Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′44.94″N 14°41′44.56″E / 45.9958167°N 14.6957111°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Grosuplje |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 453.4 m (1,487.5 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 69 |
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Name edit
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 edit
A small roadside chapel-shrine south of the village dates to 1875.[5]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 102.
- ^ Grosuplje municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ "EŠD 26217". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
External links edit
Media related to Dolenja Vas pri Polici at Wikimedia Commons- Dolenja Vas pri Polici on Geopedia
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