Zaplana, Vrhnika Explained

Official Name:Zaplana
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:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Vrhnika
Area Total Km2:1.82
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:439
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9704°N 14.2351°W
Elevation M:664.3
Footnotes:[1]

Zaplana (in Slovenian pronounced as /zaˈplaːna/; German: Saplana[2]) is a small village in the hills west of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

History

The settlements of Jamnik, Jerinov Grič, Marinčev Grič, Mizni Dol, Prezid, Strmica, and Trčkov Grič were all administratively separated from Zaplana in 2002 and given the status of independent villages.[4]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.[5] The church was renovated in a pseudo-Romanesque style after fire and earthquake damage in 1895.[6]

Notable people

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. 120.
  3. http://www.vrhnika.si Vrhnika municipal site
  4. http://www.stat.si/krajevnaimena/default.asp?txtIme=ZAPLANA&selNacin=celo&selTip=naselja&ID=5150 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Zaplana.
  5. http://www.druzina.si/icd/spletnastran.nsf/all/0C9966069F64B874C12572030034F791?OpenDocument Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
  6. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 454-455.