Polje pri Višnji Gori explained

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]

Name

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]

Cultural heritage

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

Notable people that were born or lived in Polje pri Višnji Gori include:

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. 98.
  3. http://www.ivancna-gorica.si/ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=23167 Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  6. http://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-3H1IAIJL/8d73a9dc-1efd-445b-b03d-cc9c7c4453bd/PDF Müller, Jakob. 1988. "S kanglico strahu sam zase nosim svetlobo med ljudi." Naša skupnost (Grosuplje) 14(3): 4.
  7. http://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-TRAGD91G/c49a4949-5c15-4a11-9550-c12a23369ef7/PDF T.A. 1989. "Predstavitev pesnika Franceta Lokarja." Naša skupnost (Ljubljana) 30(2): 5.
  8. http://www.loska-dolina.net/content/view/91/64/ France Lokar at Loška-dolina.net
  9. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3 . 1976 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 145.