Volča Explained

Official Name:Volča
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 Km2:2.34
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:120
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1337°N 14.1793°W
Elevation M:405.7
Footnotes:[1]

Volča (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋoːu̯tʃa/; in older sources also Volče,[2] German: Woutschach[2]) is a village north of Poljane nad Škofjo Loko in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint George and dates to the early 16th century. Sixteenth-century frescos are preserved in the sanctuary. The three altars in the church are all gilded and date to the mid-17th century.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia . Stat.si . 2010-10-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081118142042/http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp . November 18, 2008 .
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.
  3. Web site: Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site . Obcina-gvp.si . 2010-10-29.
  4. Web site: Cultural Heritage in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane . Obcina-gvp.si . 2010-10-29.