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Municipality Of Bohinj
The Municipality of Bohinj ( sl, Občina Bohinj) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of northwest Slovenia. Its seat is the settlement of Bohinjska Bistrica. The municipality had 5,222 inhabitants in 2002. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Bohinjska Bistrica, the municipality includes the following settlements: * Bitnje * Bohinjska Češnjica * Brod * Goreljek * Gorjuše * Jereka * Kamnje * Koprivnik v Bohinju * Laški Rovt * Lepence * Log v Bohinju * Nemški Rovt * Nomenj * Podjelje * Polje * Ravne v Bohinju * Ribčev Laz * Savica * Srednja Vas v Bohinju * Stara Fužina * Studor v Bohinju * Ukanc * Žlan References External links * Municipality of Bohinj on GeopediaBohinj municipal site(in Slovene) Bohinj Bohinj Bohinj (; german: Wochein), or the Bohinj Valley ( sl, Bohinjska dolina) or Bohinj Basin ( sl, Bohinjska kotlina), is a 20 km long and 5 km wide basin in the Julian Alps, in the Upper Carniola regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities ( Slovene: ''občine'', singular'' občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovene is an official language An official language is a language given supreme status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction. Typically the term "official language" does not refer to the language used by a people or country, but by its government (e.g. judiciary, ... of all the municipalities. Hungarian is a second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian is a second official language of four municipalities (of which one has urban status) in the Slovene Littoral: Ankaran/Ancarano, Izola/Isola, Koper/Capodistria, and Piran/Pirano. In the EU statistics, the municipalities of Slovenia are classified as "local administrative unit 2" (LAU 2), below 58 administrative units ('), whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepence
Lepence () is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava Bohinjka River in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Lepence-Log'' to ''Lepence'' in 1953. History The neighboring village of Log v Bohinju was part of Lepence until 1997, when it was made a village in its own right. References External links *Lepence on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj {{Bohinj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žlan
Žlan () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... It only has six houses and no longer has any permanent residents. Name Žlan was attested in historical sources as ''Schlan'' and ''Shlan'' in 1763–1787. It may be a borrowing from Bavarian German ''*Schlewn'', which is presumed borrowed from Slovene ''žleb'' 'gorge, ravine', thus referring to the local geography. References External links *Žlan on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj {{Bohinj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukanc
Ukanc () is a settlement near Lake Bohinj in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is southwest of the lake. The majority of buildings in the settlement are either hotels or holiday houses. Geography Ukanc is a scattered settlement on a shady rolling plain at the west end of Lake Bohinj at the end of the valley, where mountain walls rise on three sides, closed in by Mount Vogel (), Little Peak (''Mali vrh'', ), Mount Peršivec (), and the Komarča Cliff (). It is connected by road to Bohinjska Bistrica. The soil largely consists of alluvium from the Ukanc Suha River (''Ukanška Suha'') and Žagar Gorge (''Žagarjev graben''), as well as the Savica River. In meteorological terms, Ukanc is one of the wettest places in Slovenia. Name Ukanc was attested in written sources in 1498 under various names: ''Vkanes'', ''Vkentzi'', ''Vkantzich'', ''Nakonczi'', ''Vkonczich'', and ''Vkansczich''. The name is a fused dialect form of the prepositional phrase ''v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studor V Bohinju
Studor v Bohinju () is a village in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Mount Studor rises above the village. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Studor'' to ''Studor v Bohinju'' in 1955. The name of the settlement was first attested in 1291 as ''Ztodar''. The name was originally an oronym, ''*Stodor'', derived from Common Slavic ''*stodorъ'' 'sharp peak'. The pronunciation ''Stu-'' for ''Sto-'' is a dialect feature ( sl, ukanje) that has become standardized in this toponym. Hayracks Studor v Bohinju is known for its group of wooden hayrack A hayrack ( sl, kozolec) is a freestanding vertical drying rack found chiefly in Slovenia. Hayracks are permanent structures, primarily made of wood, upon which fodder for animals is dried, although their use is not limited to drying hay. Other f ...s just below the village. The double structure of these hayracks is particular to the area and the Studor v Bohinju group of hayracks has been de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stara Fužina
Stara Fužina () is a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name ''Stara Fužina'' literally means 'old foundry, old forge'. Like other places with similar names (e.g., '' Fužina'', '' Fužine'', and ''Fusine in Valromana''), the name refers to ironworking in the past. The Slovene common noun ''fužina'' is borrowed from Friulian or Venetian Italian ''fusina'', cognate with standard Italian ''fucina'' 'foundry, forge'. Church The medieval church on the outskirts of the village is dedicated to Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; .... References External links *Stara Fužina on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj {{Bohinj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srednja Vas V Bohinju
Srednja Vas v Bohinju (; sl, Srednja vas v Bohinju) is a village in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Kranjska Vas, Rudno Polje, V Renčah, Žale, Podojnica, Peca, Tržič, and Ptonec. Geography The territory of Srednja Vas v Bohinju extends northward from the village core in the south, along either side of the valley of Ribnica Creek to the western edge of the Pokljuka Plateau, with the Zajamniki, Praprotnica, and Uskovnica mountain pastures and the mountains above the Ore Valley ( sl, Rudna dolina), including Mount Viševnik (). Church The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Martin. It is a Baroque church built over medieval foundations. The church has a fresco behind the main altar painted by Franc Jelovšek in 1755 and two additional exterior frescoes by Jelovšek. Other frescoes and paintings in the church were created by Matija Koželj (1842–1917) and Matevž Langus Matevž (puréed beans w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savica, Bohinj
Savica (, german: Sawitz) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava Bohinjka River in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... References External links *Savica on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj {{Bohinj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribčev Laz
Ribčev Laz (, german: Fischgereuth) is a settlement on Lake Bohinj in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Most of the settlement consists of hotels and holiday homes. Churches The local church dedicated to John the Baptist stands just outside the settlement on the shore of Lake Bohinj in the former settlement of Sveti Janez. It is built in a west-east orientation and is surrounded by an old cemetery wall with two entrances. Its origins are Romanesque but it was rebuilt in Gothic style in the 15th century and vaulted in the early 16th century, when some of the frescos were painted by Jernej of Loka Jernej of Loka (Bartholomew) was a 16th-century Painting, painter active in the Škofja Loka area, from which his epithet is also derived. He is known to have painted the frescoes in a number of other churches throughout the Upper Carniola region a .... A second church, dedicated to the Holy Spirit, stands by the road on the way to the far side of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravne V Bohinju
Ravne v Bohinju () is a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Spodnji Konec, Zgornji Konec, and Dolino. Geography Ravne v Bohinju lies on a sloping mountain terrace above the railroad tunnel south of Bohinjska Bistrica. The village has a road connection to Bohinjska Bistrica, and the road continues west from the village into the foothills of the Komna Plateau. There are three springs in the village: one at the Pavle Clearing (''Pavletov rovt'') in Spodnji Konec, one at the Balant Commons (''Balantova gmjana'') in Zgornji Konec, and one at the Klemenc Commons (''Klemenčeva gmajna'') in Dolino. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Ravne'' to ''Ravne v Bohinju'' in 1955. History Cheese-making and dairy activity were formerly important economic activities in Ravne v Bohinju. Cheese-making was abandoned soon after the Second World War and the dairy industry went into decline. Mass grave Ravne v Boh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polje, Bohinj
Polje (, german: Feld) is a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... References External links *Polje on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj {{Bohinj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podjelje
Podjelje () is a high-elevation settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... Name The name ''Podjelje'' is a fused prepositional phrase (''pod'' 'below' + ''Jelje'') that has lost case inflection. The name refers to the location of the village below the Jelje mountain pasture, which is located in neighboring Goreljek. References External links *Podjelje on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj {{Bohinj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
