Kresniške Poljane

Kresniške Poljane
Kresniške Poljane

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°5′21.35″N 14°45′18.26″E / 46.0892639°N 14.7550722°E / 46.0892639; 14.7550722Coordinates: 46°5′21.35″N 14°45′18.26″E / 46.0892639°N 14.7550722°E / 46.0892639; 14.7550722
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Sava
Municipality Litija
Area
 • Total 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation 264.7 m (868.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 318
[1]

Kresniške Poljane (pronounced [kɾɛˈsniːʃkɛ pɔˈljaːnɛ]; German: Kreßnitzpolane[2]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. It lies between Jevnica and Kresnice. The railway line from Ljubljana to Zidani Most runs through the settlement. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Carniola and it is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Church

Our Lady of Sorrows Church

The local church is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows and belongs to the Parish of Kresnice. It was built in 1841 on the site of an earlier chapel.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 92.
  3. ↑ Litija municipal site
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. reference number ešd 1938


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