Liplje (, german: Liple
) is a small settlement north of
Planina in the
Municipality of Postojna in the
Inner 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 ...
.
Geography
Liplje is a scattered village below the east slope of Mount Planina (''Planinska gora'') and on the western edge of the Planina Karst Field (''Planinsko polje'') along the main road from
Logatec
Logatec (; german: Loitsch, it, Longatico) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Logatec. It is located roughly in the centre of Inner Carniola, between the capital Ljubljana and Postojna. The town of Logatec has seen rapi ...
to Planina. It includes the hamlet of Podgora north-northwest of the village core. There are some hayfields and tilled land in the karst field itself that are subject to occasional flooding. There are several springs below the road and above the karst field.
Name
The name ''Liplje'' is derived from a plural demonym, ''*Lipľane'' 'residents of Lipa', itself derived from the common noun ''lipa'' '
linden', referring to the local vegetation. Places named after the linden tree are common in Slovenia, with other examples including ''
Lipa
Lipa or LIPA (Cyrillic: Липа) may refer to:
Acronym
*Liquid Isopropyl alcohol
*League for Independent Political Action, a former American progressive political organization
*Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, a performing arts school in ...
'', ''
Lipe'', ''
Lipje'', ''
Lipica'', and ''
Lipce''.
References
External links
*
Liplje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Postojna
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