Official Name: | Polje pri Višnji Gori |
Other Name: | Polje (until 1953) |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower Carniola |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Slovenia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Ivančna Gorica |
Area Total Km2: | 0.98 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 31 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 45.9444°N 14.7579°W |
Elevation M: | 349.2 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Polje pri Višnji Gori (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈpoːljɛ pɾi ˈʋiːʃnji ˈɡɔːɾi/; German: Feld[2]) is a settlement southeast of Višnja Gora in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in central Slovenia. It belongs to the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica, which is included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
The name of the settlement was changed from Polje to Polje pri Višnji Gori in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Feld.[2]
There is a chapel-shrine in Polje pri Višnji Gori dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It stands in the northwest part of the village and dates to the late 19th century. The shrine has a niche in the gable and a small tower, and it houses a statue of the Virgin Mary.[5]
Notable people that were born or lived in Polje pri Višnji Gori include: