The Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane (; ) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
. Its administrative seat is
Gorenja Vas.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Gorenja Vas, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
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Bačne
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Brebovnica
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Bukov Vrh
Bukov Vrh is a settlement in the Municipality of Skrad in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 27.
History
A 22 December 1939 decision as part of agrarian reforms by Ban Šubašić to confiscate the local forest property of the Thurn and Taxis ...
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Čabrače
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Četena Ravan
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Debeni
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Delnice
Delnice () is a town in western Croatia, the largest settlement in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar, in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. The town has a population of 3861, and total municipality population is 5135 (2021). Delnice is Gorsk ...
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Dobje
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Dobravšce
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Dolenčice
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Dolenja Dobrava
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Dolenja Ravan
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Dolenja Žetina
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Dolenje Brdo
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Dolge Njive
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Fužine
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Goli Vrh
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Gorenja Dobrava
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Gorenja Ravan
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Gorenja Žetina
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Gorenje Brdo
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Hlavče Njive
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Hobovše pri Stari Oselici
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Hotavlje
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Hotovlja
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Jarčje Brdo
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Javorje
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Javorjev Dol
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Jazbine
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Jelovica
Jelovica () is a karst plateau in northwestern Slovenia. It is the easternmost part of the Julian Alps and is overgrown by spruce forest.
Partisan Peak (), originally known as Mount Kotlič, located on the southern part of the plateau, is its hi ...
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Kladje
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Kopačnica
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Kremenik
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Krivo Brdo
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Krnice pri Novakih
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Lajše
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Laniše
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Laze
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Leskovica
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Lom nad Volčo
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Lovsko Brdo
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Lučine
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Malenski Vrh
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Mlaka nad Lušo Mlaka may refer to:
In Croatia:
* Mlaka, Sisak-Moslavina County, a village near Jasenovac
* Mlaka, Zagreb County, a village near Rakovec
* Mlaka, Rijeka, a section of Rijeka
Rijeka (;
Fiume ( fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, ...
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Murave
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Nova Oselica
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Podgora
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Podjelovo Brdo
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Podobeno
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Podvrh
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Poljane nad Škofjo Loko
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Predmost
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Prelesje
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Robidnica
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Smoldno
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Sovodenj
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Srednja Vas–Poljane
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Srednje Brdo
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Stara Oselica
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Studor
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Suša
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Todraž
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Trebija
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Vinharje
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Volaka
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Volča
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Žabja Vas
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Zadobje
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Zakobiljek
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Zapreval
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Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona
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Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana
Notable people
Notable people born in the municipality include:
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Anton Ažbe
Anton Ažbe (30 May 1862 – 5 or 6 August 1905) was a Slovene realist painter and teacher of painting.
Ažbe, crippled since birth and orphaned at the age of eight, learned painting as an apprentice to Janez Wolf and at the Academies in Vienn ...
(1862–1905), painter and educator
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Miha Krek (1897–1969), conservative politician
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Ignatius Mrak
Ignatius Mrak (October 16, 1810 – January 2, 1901) was a Slovenian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Sault Saint Marie and Marquette from 1869 to 1879.
Biography Early life
Mrak was born on October 16, 18 ...
(1818–1901),
Slovenian American Roman Catholic missionary and prelate
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Ivan Tavčar
Ivan Tavčar () (28 August 1851 – 19 February 1923) was a Slovenian writer, lawyer, and politician.
Biography
Tavčar was born into the poor peasant family of Janez and Neža née Perko in the Carniolan village of Poljane near Škofja Lo ...
(1851–1923), writer and Liberal politician
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Aleš Ušeničnik (1868–1952), Neo-Thomist philosopher
References
External links
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Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane on Geopedia
1994 establishments in Slovenia
Gorenja Vas-Poljane
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