Coordinates: 45°55′21.73″N 15°14′50.66″E / 45.9227028°N 15.2474056°E / 45.9227028; 15.2474056

Velike Poljane, Škocjan

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Velike Poljane
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′21.73″N 15°14′50.66″E / 45.9227028°N 15.2474056°E / 45.9227028; 15.2474056
CountryFile:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityŠkocjan
Area
 • Total
1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation
228.9 m (751.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
79
[1]

Velike Poljane (pronounced [ˈʋeːlikɛ pɔˈljaːnɛ]; German: Großpölland[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Škocjan in southeastern Slovenia (the traditional region of Lower Carniola). Within the municipality, it belongs to the Village Community of Zagrad.[3] The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4] The local church is dedicated to Saint Thomas and belongs to the Parish of Škocjan. It is a medieval building that was restyled in the Baroque style in 1731.[5]

References

  1. 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. 82.
  3. "Krajevne in vaške skupnosti". Občina Škocjan. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  4. Škocjan municipal site
  5. "EŠD 2508". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in slovenščina). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

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