Veliki Osolnik Explained

Official Name:Veliki Osolnik
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Velike Lašče
Area Total Km2:1.47
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:78
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8522°N 14.5868°W
Elevation M:678.2
Postal Code:1314
Footnotes:[1]

Veliki Osolnik (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋeːliki ɔˈsoːu̯nik/; German: Großosolnik[2]) is a village west of Rašica in the Municipality of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Church

The local church, built on a hill east of the village, is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Parish of Rob. Originally a medieval church, it was thoroughly rebuilt in the 18th century.[4]

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. 46.
  3. http://www.velike-lasce.si/ Velike Lašče municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage