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
The Sora (German: ''Zayer'' or ''Zeier'') is a right affluent of the Sava River in the western part of Slovenia. The Sora gathers its waters mainly from the Škofja Loka Hills. Its source branches are the Poljane Sora ( sl, Poljanska Sora, also ) ...
Valley in the
Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane
The Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane (; sl, Občina Gorenja vas - Poljane) is a municipality in Slovenia. Its administrative seat is Gorenja Vas.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Gorenja Vas, the municipality also includes ...
in the
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...
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 ...
.
St. Martin's Parish Church
The local
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
is dedicated to
Saint Martin and was originally a
Gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
building that was pulled down and rebuilt in the 1720s, probably by Matija Maček (c. 1657–1737) from the
Poljane Valley
Poljane may refer to the following places:
In Kosovo:
* Poljane, Istok, a settlement in the Municipality of Istok
In Serbia:
* Poljane (Obrenovac), a village in the Municipality of Obrenovac
In Slovenia:
* Dolenje Poljane, a settlement in ...
. The second,
Baroque
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, structure was
blown up by the
Partisans in 1944 and finally totally demolished in 1956. When this happened, remnants of the original church were found and some carved pieces of stone from the site are kept in the
Škofja Loka
Škofja Loka (; german: Bischoflack) is a town in Slovenia. It is the economic, cultural, educational, and administrative center of the Municipality of Škofja Loka in Upper Carniola. It has about 12,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Škofja Loka lies a ...
museum. The current church was built in 1967 and the
belfry was replaced in the 1990s.
Cultural Heritage in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane
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Notable residents
Notable people that were born or lived in Poljane include:
*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 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 ...
(1862–1952), neo-Thomist philosopher and theologian
References
External links
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Poljane nad Škofjo Loko on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Gorenja vas-Poljane
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