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Kresniške Poljane

Coordinates: 46°5′21.35″N 14°45′18.26″E / 46.0892639°N 14.7550722°E / 46.0892639; 14.7550722
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Kresniške Poljane
Kresniške Poljane is located in Slovenia
Kresniške Poljane
Kresniške Poljane
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°5′21.35″N 14°45′18.26″E / 46.0892639°N 14.7550722°E / 46.0892639; 14.7550722
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Sava
MunicipalityLitija
Area
 • Total2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation
264.7 m (868.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total318
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Kresniške Poljane (pronounced [kɾɛˈsniːʃkɛ pɔˈljaːnɛ]; German: Kreßnitzpolane[2]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. It lies between Jevnica and Kresnice. The railway line from Ljubljana to Zidani Most runs through the settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Church

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Our Lady of Sorrows Church

The local church is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows and belongs to the Parish of Kresnice. It was built in 1841 on the site of an earlier chapel.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 92.
  3. ^ Municipality of Litija website
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 1938
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