Vrhpolje pri Moravčah (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.) 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 the

Municipality of Moravče A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...

in central

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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Name

Vrhpolje pri Moravčah was attested in historical sources as ''Oberveld'' in 1301. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Vrhpolje'' to ''Vrhpolje pri Moravčah'' in 1953. In the past the German name was ''Oberfeld''.

Church

The

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in the settlement is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

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reference number ešd 10148

References

External links

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Vrhpolje pri Moravčah on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Moravče {{Moravče-geo-stub