Dolenja Ravan (; locally also ''Dolenje Ravni''
) is a small settlement in the hills above
Poljane nad Škofjo Loko
Poljane nad Škofjo Loko (; german: Pölland''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 60.) is a settlement in the Poljane Sora Valley in the Mun ...
in the
Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the
Upper Carniola region of
Slovenia.
Name
Locally, Dolenja Ravan is known as ''Dolenje Ravni''.
The name ''Dolenja Ravan'' literally means 'lower flatland, lower plateau' (in contrast to neighboring ''
Gorenja Ravan
Gorenja Ravan (; in older sources also ''Zgornja Ravan'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58. german: Sgornarawan) is a settlement in t ...
''; literally, 'upper flatland, upper plateau'). The common noun ''ravan'' 'flatland, plateau' is relatively common in Slovene toponyms.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Dolenja Ravan include:
*
Gregor Jereb (1845–1893), journalist
*
Maks Miklavčič (1900–1971), historian
[Dolenc, Bogdan. 1993. "Miklavčič, Maks." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije,'' vol. 7, pp. 133–134. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.]
References
External links
*
Dolenja Ravan on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Gorenja vas-Poljane
{{GorenjavasPoljane-geo-stub