Vojsko ( or , ) is a

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in the hills west of

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in the traditional

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region of

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. It has a cluster of buildings centered on the

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at its centre, and includes a number of smaller hamlets as well as remote

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s in the surrounding hills.

Name

The name ''Vojsko'' arose through ellipsis from the noun phrase *''vojьsko (selo)'' 'military settlement'. The name did not derive from ''visoko'' 'high', as sometimes hypothesized.

Church

The parish church is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

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Weather station

A weather station was installed at Vojsko in July 1928. Initially, it was used solely for measuring precipitation, but since November 1958 it has recorded all common meteorological observations. Vojsko has a

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(

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''Dfb'').

References

External links

Vojsko on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Idrija Long stubs with short prose {{Idrija-geo-stub