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 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
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.
St. Martin's Parish Church
The local
parish church
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is dedicated to
Saint Martin and was originally a
Gothic 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 Croatia:
* Poljane, Brod-Posavina County, a village near Dragalić
* Poljane, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, a village near Opatija
In Kosovo:
* Poljane, Istok, a settlement in the Municipality o ...
. 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 (; ) 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 at an elevation of ...
museum. The current church was built in 1967 and the
belfry
The belfry /ˈbɛlfri/ is a structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of a building, usually as part of a bell tower or steeple. It can also refer to the entire tower or building, particularly in continental Europe for such a tower attached ...
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 Lo ...
(1851–1923), writer and politician
* Aleš Ušeničnik (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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