Podlipa () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in a small valley northwest of

Vrhnika Vrhnika (; ;''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120. ) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Vrhnika. It is locat ...

in the

Inner Carniola Inner Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica (plateau), Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the Goriška, Gor ...

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 ...

. In addition to the hamlet of Dolino in the main part of the settlement, in includes the hamlets of Krošljev Hrib (), Trčkov Hrib (), Železnikov Hrib (), and Podpesek.

Church

The

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), 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 com ...

in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Bricius and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
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Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Podlipa include: * Marija Brenčič-Jelen (1919–2000), poet * Peter Hitzinger (1812–1867), historian

References

External links

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Podlipa on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Vrhnika {{Vrhnika-geo-stub