Jazbine, Gorenja Vas–Poljane Explained

Official Name:Jazbine
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 Km2:1.19
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:15
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1459°N 14.1534°W
Elevation M:760.8
Footnotes:[1]

Jazbine (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈjaːzbinɛ/) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Church

The local church, built below the peak called Malenski vrh (literally, 'Mill Peak', from maln 'mill'[3]), also serves the settlement of Malenski Vrh and is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary (Slovenian: Marijino vnebovzetje). It was built between 1703 and 1705 on the site of an earlier church. The main altar dates to 1717.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Jazbine include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.obcina-gvp.si/ Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
  3. Loški razgledi 28 (1981, Muzejsko društvo v Škofji Loki), p. 211.
  4. http://www.obcina-gvp.si/?page=kattext&cat=kulturna_dediscina&id=147&lang=sl Cultural Heritage in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane
  5. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 363.