Liplje (,
) is a small settlement north of
Planina in the
Municipality of Postojna
The Municipality of Postojna (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Inner Carniola in southwestern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Postojna. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994 ...
in the
Inner Carniola
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region of
Slovenia
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.
Geography
Liplje is a scattered village below the east slope of Mount Planina (''Planinska gora'') and on the western edge of the Planina Karst Field (''Planinsko polje'') along the main road from
Logatec
Logatec (; , ) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Logatec. It is located roughly in the centre of Inner Carniola, between the capital Ljubljana and Postojna. The town of Logatec has seen rapid industrial development and ...
to Planina. It includes the hamlet of Podgora north-northwest of the village core. There are some hayfields and tilled land in the karst field itself that are subject to occasional flooding. There are several springs below the road and above the karst field.
Name
The name ''Liplje'' is derived from a plural demonym, ''*Lipľane'' 'residents of Lipa', itself derived from the common noun ''lipa'' '
linden', referring to the local vegetation. Places named after the linden tree are common in Slovenia, with other examples including ''
Lipa
Lipa or LIPA (Cyrillic: Липа) may refer to:
Acronym
*Liquid Isopropyl alcohol
* League for Independent Political Action, a former American progressive political organization
*Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, a performing arts school i ...
'', ''
Lipe'', ''
Lipje'', ''
Lipica Lipica may refer to several places:
Poland
*Lipica, Poland, a village in the Province of Warmia-Masuria
Serbia
*Lipica (Tutin), a village in the Municipality of Tutin
Slovenia
*Lipica (border crossing), a border crossing near Lipica, ...
'', and ''
Lipce''.
References
External links
*
Liplje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Postojna
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