Bukov Vrh, Gorenja Vas–Poljane

Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°6′26.85″N 14°13′0.7″E / 46.1074583°N 14.216861°E / 46.1074583; 14.216861Country SloveniaTraditional regionUpper CarniolaStatistical regionUpper CarniolaMunicipalityGorenja Vas–PoljaneArea
 • Total4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi)Elevation
796.1 m (2,611.9 ft)Population
 (2020)
 • Total94 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)[1]

Bukov Vrh (pronounced [ˈbuːkɔu̯ ˈʋəɾx]; in older sources also Sveta Sobota,[2] German: Sabatberg[2]) is a dispersed settlement above Poljane nad Škofjo Loko in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Our Lady of Sorrows Church

The local church is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, locally known as Holy Sabbath Church (Slovene: sveta Sobota). It was originally a Gothic structure but was rebuilt and expanded in 1739.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 60.
  3. ^ Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
  4. ^ Cultural Heritage in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane (in Slovene)

External links

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  • Bukov Vrh on Geopedia
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