Official Name: | Veliko Ubeljsko |
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: | Inner Carniola |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Postojna |
Area Total Km2: | 6.03 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 90 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 45.7721°N 14.0734°W |
Elevation M: | 587.9 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Veliko Ubeljsko (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋeːlikɔ ˈuːbəlskɔ/; Italian: Oblisca grande, German: Großubelsko[2] [3]) is a village in the southeastern foothills of the Nanos Plateau in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[4]
Together with neighboring Malo Ubeljsko (literally, 'little Ubeljsko'), Veliko Ubeljsko (literally, 'big Ubeljsko') was mentioned in written sources circa 1200 as ze Vlbelzch (and as Vbelczk in 1402, Vlbliczk and Vbelicz in 1485, and Vbelskh in 1498). The name may be derived from the common noun *ǫbъlъ '(deep) spring'; there are several major springs in the area.[3]
The Ubeljsko parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich (Slovenian: sveti Urh) and belongs to the Koper Diocese. A small church on the slopes of Nanos north of the settlement also belongs to this parish and is dedicated to Saint Bricius.[5]