Dolenja Ravan (; locally also ''Dolenje Ravni''
) is a small settlement in the hills above
Poljane nad Škofjo Loko
Poljane nad Škofjo Loko (; ''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 Valley in the Municipality of Go ...
in the
Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane
The Municipality of 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 the following settlements:
* Ba� ...
in the
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...
region of
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 ...
.
Name
Locally, Dolenja Ravan is known as ''Dolenje Ravni''.
The name ''Dolenja Ravan'' literally means 'lower flatland, lower plateau' (in contrast to neighboring ''
Gorenja Ravan
Gorenja Ravan (; in older sources also ''Zgornja Ravan'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58. ) is a settlement in the hills north of P ...
''; literally, 'upper flatland, upper plateau'). The common noun ''ravan'' 'flatland, plateau' is relatively common in Slovene toponyms.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Dolenja Ravan include:
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Gregor Jereb (1845–1893), journalist
*
Maks Miklavčič (1900–1971), historian
[Dolenc, Bogdan. 1993. "Miklavčič, Maks." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije,'' vol. 7, pp. 133–134. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.]
References
External links
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Dolenja Ravan on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Gorenja vas-Poljane
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