Fara (pronounced [ˈfaːɾa], in older sources Bloke and Pri Fari,[2] German: Pfarrdorf[2]) is a settlement just south of Nova Vas in the Municipality of Bloke in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Fara | |
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Village | |
 1963 postcard of Fara | |
  Fara Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′0.47″N 14°30′28.64″E / 45.7667972°N 14.5079556°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Bloke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 717.1 m (2,352.7 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 52 |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
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Name
editThe settlement was formerly called (Male) Bloke (literally, '(little) Bloke'), distinguishing it from Velike Bloke (literally, 'big Bloke'). The Bloke parish church was built in the settlement, and the name Fara (literally, 'parish') became the name of the settlement.[3]
Church
editThe parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It has been an independent parish since at least the 14th century.[4]
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. 130.
- ^ a b Bloke municipal site
- ^ Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
External links
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Media related to Fara at Wikimedia Commons- Fara on Geopedia
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