The Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane (; sl, Občina Gorenja vas - Poljane) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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 ...

. Its administrative seat is Gorenja Vas.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Gorenja Vas, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Bačne * Brebovnica * Bukov Vrh * Čabrače *

Četena Ravan Četena Ravan () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name Četena Ravan was attested in historical sources as ''Seteneraun'' in 1291, ''Tanawren'' and ''Zeta Nawren'' in 1453 ...

* Debeni *

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 4,379, and total municipality population is 5,952 (2011). Delnice is Go ...

* Dobje * Dobravšce * Dolenčice * Dolenja Dobrava * Dolenja Ravan * Dolenja Žetina * Dolenje Brdo * Dolge Njive * Fužine * Goli Vrh * Gorenja Dobrava * Gorenja Ravan * Gorenja Žetina * Gorenje Brdo * Hlavče Njive * Hobovše pri Stari Oselici * Hotavlje * Hotovlja * Jarčje Brdo * Javorje * Javorjev Dol * Jazbine *

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 ( sl, Partizanski vrh), originally known as Mount Kotlič, located on the southern part of the ...

Kladje Kladje is a settlement (''naselje'') in the Samobor administrative territory of Zagreb County, Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = " Lijepa na ...

* Kopačnica * Kremenik * Krivo Brdo * Krnice pri Novakih * Lajše * Laniše * Laze * Leskovica * Lom nad Volčo * Lovsko Brdo * Lučine * Malenski Vrh * Mlaka nad Lušo * Murave * Nova Oselica * Podgora * Podjelovo Brdo * Podobeno * Podvrh * Poljane nad Škofjo Loko * Predmost * Prelesje *

Robidnica Robidnica () is a small settlement above the village of Leskovica in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ' ...

* Smoldno *

Sovodenj Sovodenj () is a village in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies at the confluence of four streams: the Javorščica, Podosojnica, Podjelovščica, and Zakoparska Grapa. At Sovodenj these form ...

* Srednja Vas–Poljane * Srednje Brdo * Stara Oselica * Studor * Suša * Todraž * Trebija * Vinharje * Volaka * Volča * Žabja Vas * Zadobje * Zakobiljek * Zapreval *

Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona () is a dispersed settlement above Gorenja Vas in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , ...

Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana () is a dispersed settlement above Todraž in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana'' (liter ...

Notable people

Notable people born in the municipality include: *

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 8, learned painting as an apprentice to Janez Wolf and at the Academies in Vienna and ...

(1862–1905), painter and educator *

Miha Krek Miha Krek (28 September 1897 – 18 November 1969) was a Slovenian lawyer and conservative politician. Between 1941 and 1969, he was the informal leader of the Slovenian anti-Communist emigration. Born in the Upper Carniolan village of Leskov ...

(1897–1969), conservative politician *

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 Saulte Saint Marie and Marquette from 1869 to 1879. Biography Early life Ignatius Mrak was born on Octob ...

(1818–1901), Slovenian American Roman Catholic missionary and prelate *

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 Loka ...

(1851–1923), writer and Liberal politician *

Aleš Ušeničnik Aleš Ušeničnik (3 July 1868 – 30 March 1952) was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, philosopher, sociologist and theologian. He was one of the main philosophers of neo-Thomism in Slovenia and in Yugoslavia. Ušeničnik was born in the village ...

(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 {{GorenjavasPoljane-geo-stub