Jazbine, Gorenja Vas–Poljane

Jazbine
Jazbine

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°8′45.15″N 14°9′12.27″E / 46.1458750°N 14.1534083°E / 46.1458750; 14.1534083Coordinates: 46°8′45.15″N 14°9′12.27″E / 46.1458750°N 14.1534083°E / 46.1458750; 14.1534083
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Area
 • Total 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation 760.8 m (2,496.1 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 20
[1]

Jazbine (pronounced [ˈjaːzbinɛ]) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Church

The local church, built below the peak called Malenski vrh (literally, 'Mill Peak', from maln 'mill'[3]), also serves the settlement of Malenski Vrh and is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary (Slovene: Marijino vnebovzetje). It was built between 1703 and 1705 on the site of an earlier church. The main altar dates to 1717.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Jazbine include:

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
  3. ↑ Loški razgledi 28 (1981, Muzejsko društvo v Škofji Loki), p. 211.
  4. ↑ Cultural Heritage in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane (Slovene)
  5. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 363.


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