Babno Polje

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Babno Polje
Babno Polje in summer
Babno Polje in summer
Babno Polje is located in Slovenia
Babno Polje
Babno Polje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°38′40.19″N 14°32′52.88″E / 45.6444972°N 14.5480222°E / 45.6444972; 14.5480222Coordinates: 45°38′40.19″N 14°32′52.88″E / 45.6444972°N 14.5480222°E / 45.6444972; 14.5480222
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityLoška Dolina
Area
 • Total16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation
761 m (2,497 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total317
[1]

Babno Polje (pronounced [ˈbaːbnɔ ˈpoːljɛ]; in older sources also Babino Polje,[2] German: Babenfeld,[2] Italian: Babinapoglia[3][4]) is a village in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, on the border with Croatia.[5]

Name[]

Babno Polje was attested in historical sources as Pabenfeld in 1402 and Pobenueld in 1449.[6]

Church[]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.[7] It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526.[8]

Climate[]

Statistically, Babno Polje is the coldest inhabited settlement in Slovenia.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 130.
  3. ^ Ballarini, Amleto; Sobolevski, Mihael (2002). Le vittime di nazionalità italiana a Fiume e dintorni (1939–1947) / Zrtve talijanske nacionalnosti u Rijeci i okolici (1939.–1947.) (PDF). Rome: Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali. p. 26. ISBN 88-7125-239-X. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Memorie della Società geografica italiana, vol. 15. Rome: Società geografica italiana. 1916. p. 158.
  5. ^ Loška Dolina municipal site
  6. ^ "Babno Polje". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  7. ^ Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
  8. ^ Local cultural heritage on the Loška Dolina municipal site (in Slovene)
  9. ^ http://www.kam.si/1577_najhladneja-i-naseljeni-kraj-v-sloveniji-babno-polje.html

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