Bukov Vrh, Gorenja Vas–Poljane Explained

Official Name:Bukov Vrh
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Area Total Km2:4.12
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:94
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1075°N 14.2169°W
Elevation M:796.1
Footnotes:[1]

Bukov Vrh (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbuːkɔu̯ ˈʋəɾx/; in older sources also Sveta Sobota,[2] German: Sabatberg[2]) is a dispersed settlement above Poljane nad Škofjo Loko in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

History

In 1997, part of the settlement was split off as a separate settlement and named Bukov Vrh nad Visokim.[4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, locally known as Holy Sabbath Church (Slovenian: sveta Sobota). It was originally a Gothic structure but was rebuilt and expanded in 1739.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp 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.
  3. http://www.obcina-gvp.si/ Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
  4. Web site: Naselje Bukov Vrh nad Visokim . Krajevna imena . Statistični urad Republike Slovenije . July 31, 2024.
  5. http://www.obcina-gvp.si/?page=kattext&cat=kulturna_dediscina&id=147&lang=sl Cultural Heritage in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane