Dolenje, Ajdovščina Explained

Official Name:Dolenje
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ajdovščina
Area Total Km2:1.14
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:94
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8647°N 13.9045°W
Elevation M:97
Footnotes:[1]

Dolenje (in Slovenian pronounced as /dɔˈleːnjɛ/) is a village on the left bank of the Vipava River in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Landmarks

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Parish of Planina.[3]

Stone arch bridge

A stone arch bridge over the Vipava River links Dolenje to the village of Dolga Poljana. The three-arch bridge was built in the 19th century. It is paved with gravel and supported by buttresses that are reinforced with groynes on the upstream side. There is a low stone wall on both sides of the bridge, and a shrine with a semi-circular niche once stood at it.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.ajdovscina.si Ajdovščina municipal site
  3. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Koper Diocese list of churches
  4. Web site: 9530: Dolenje pri Ajdovščini - Kamniti most čez reko Vipavo . 9530: Dolenje at Ajdovščina – The Stone Bridge Across the Vipava River . Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] . Slovenian . Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia . 12 April 2014.