Polje pri Višnji Gori (; german: Feld''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 98.) is a settlement southeast of

Višnja Gora Višnja Gora (; german: Weixelburg,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 96, 99. also ''Weichselburg'', ''Weichselberg'') is a town in th ...

in the historical

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region in central

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. It belongs to the

Municipality of Ivančna Gorica The Municipality of Ivančna Gorica (; sl, Občina Ivančna Gorica) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ivančna Gorica. Ivančna Gorica became a municipa ...

, which is included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Polje'' to ''Polje pri Višnji Gori'' in 1953. In the past the German name was ''Feld''.

Cultural heritage

There is a

chapel-shrine A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mo ...

in Polje pri Višnji Gori dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It stands in the northwest part of the village and dates to the late 19th century. The shrine has a niche in the gable and a small tower, and it houses a statue of the Virgin Mary.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Polje pri Višnji Gori include: *

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(1917–1994), priest and poet, born in Polje pri Višnji GoriFrance Lokar at Loška-dolina.net

References

External links

Polje pri Višnji Gori on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica {{IvančnaGorica-geo-stub