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Municipality Of Bohinj
The Municipality of Bohinj () is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of northwest Slovenia. Its seat is the settlement of Bohinjska Bistrica. The municipality had 5,222 inhabitants in 2002. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Bohinjska Bistrica, the municipality includes the following settlements: * Bitnje * Bohinjska Češnjica * Brod * Goreljek * Gorjuše * Jereka * Kamnje * Koprivnik v Bohinju * Laški Rovt * Lepence * Log v Bohinju * Nemški Rovt * Nomenj * Podjelje * Polje * Ravne v Bohinju * Ribčev Laz * Savica * Srednja Vas v Bohinju * Stara Fužina * Studor v Bohinju * Ukanc * Žlan Žlan () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary ... References External links * Municipality of Bohinj on GeopediaBohinj municipal site(in Slovene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities (Slovene language, Slovene: ''občine'', singular''občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovenia has the largest number of first-level administrative divisions of any country. The municipalities vary considerably in size and population, from the capital Ljubljana with more than 280,000 inhabitants to Hodoš with fewer than 400. Urban status is not granted strictly on the basis of population; the smallest urban municipality, Urban Municipality of Slovenj Gradec, Slovenj Gradec, has less than half as many inhabitants as the most populous non-urban municipality, Municipality of Domžale, Domžale. Slovene language, Slovene is the official language in all municipalities. Hungarian language, Hungarian is the second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian language, Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laški Rovt
Laški Rovt (, ) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava Bohinjka River in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati .... References External links *Laški Rovt on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj {{Bohinj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukanc
Ukanc () is a settlement near Lake Bohinj in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is southwest of the lake. The majority of buildings in the settlement are either hotels or holiday houses. Geography Ukanc is a scattered settlement on a shady rolling plain at the west end of Lake Bohinj at the end of the valley, where mountain walls rise on three sides, closed in by Mount Vogel (), Little Peak (''Mali vrh'', ), Mount Peršivec (), and Komarča Cliff (). It is connected by road to Bohinjska Bistrica. The soil largely consists of alluvium from the Ukanc Suha River (''Ukanška Suha'') and Žagar Gorge (''Žagarjev graben''), as well as the Savica River. In meteorological terms, Ukanc is one of the wettest places in Slovenia. Name Ukanc was attested in written sources in 1498 under various names: ''Vkanes'', ''Vkentzi'', ''Vkantzich'', ''Nakonczi'', ''Vkonczich'', and ''Vkansczich''. The name is a fused dialect form of the prepositional phrase ''v kone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stara Fužina
Stara Fužina () is a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The northern tip of the village is located at Slovenia's highest peak, Triglav, and forms a tripoint with Trenta and Mojstrana settlements. The south of the village is located on the northern and eastern coast of Lake Bohinj. Name The name ''Stara Fužina'' literally means 'old foundry, old forge'. Like other places with similar names (e.g., '' Fužina'', '' Fužine'', and ''Fusine in Valromana''), the name refers to ironworking in the past. The Slovene common noun ''fužina'' is borrowed from Friulian or Venetian Italian ''fusina'', cognate with standard Italian ''fucina'' 'foundry, forge'. Church The medieval church on the outskirts of the village is dedicated to Saint Paul Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. For his contrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srednja Vas V Bohinju
Srednja Vas v Bohinju (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Kranjska Vas, Rudno Polje, V Renčah, Žale, Podojnica, Peca, Tržič, and Ptonec. Geography The territory of Srednja Vas v Bohinju extends northward from the village core in the south, along either side of the valley of Ribnica Creek to the western edge of the Pokljuka Plateau, with the Zajamniki, Praprotnica, and Uskovnica mountain pastures and the mountains above the Ore Valley (), including Mount Viševnik (). There are waterfalls on Ribnica Creek. Church The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Martin. It is a Baroque church built over medieval foundations. The church has a fresco behind the main altar painted by Franc Jelovšek in 1755 and two additional exterior frescoes by Jelovšek. Other frescoes and paintings in the church were created by Matija Koželj (1842–1917) and Matevž Langus Matevž (puréed beans wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savica, Bohinj
Savica (, ) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava Bohinjka, Sava Bohinjka River in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. References External links *Savica on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj {{Bohinj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribčev Laz
Ribčev Laz (, ) is a settlement on Lake Bohinj in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Most of the settlement consists of hotels and holiday homes. Churches The local church dedicated to John the Baptist stands just outside the settlement on the shore of Lake Bohinj in the former settlement of Sveti Janez. It is built in a west-east orientation and is surrounded by an old cemetery wall with two entrances. Its origins are Romanesque but it was rebuilt in Gothic style in the 15th century and vaulted in the early 16th century, when some of the frescos were painted by Jernej of Loka. A second church, dedicated to the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit, otherwise known as the Holy Ghost, is a concept within the Abrahamic religions. In Judaism, the Holy Spirit is understood as the divine quality or force of God manifesting in the world, particularly in acts of prophecy, creati ..., stands by the road on the way to the far side of the lake in the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravne V Bohinju
Ravne v Bohinju () is a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Spodnji Konec, Zgornji Konec, and Dolino. Geography Ravne v Bohinju lies on a sloping mountain terrace above the railroad tunnel south of Bohinjska Bistrica. The village has a road connection to Bohinjska Bistrica, and the road continues west from the village into the foothills of the Komna Plateau. There are three springs in the village: one at the Pavle Clearing (''Pavletov rovt'') in Spodnji Konec, one at the Balant Commons (''Balantova gmjana'') in Zgornji Konec, and one at the Klemenc Commons (''Klemenčeva gmajna'') in Dolino. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Ravne'' to ''Ravne v Bohinju'' in 1955. History Cheese-making and dairy activity were formerly important economic activities in Ravne v Bohinju. Cheese-making was abandoned soon after the Second World War and the dairy industry went into decline. Mass grave Ravne v Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polje, Bohinj
Polje (, ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati .... References External links *Polje on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj {{Bohinj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podjelje
Podjelje () is a high-elevation settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati .... Name The name ''Podjelje'' is a fused prepositional phrase (''pod'' 'below' + ''Jelje'') that has lost case inflection. The name refers to the location of the village below the Jelje mountain pasture, which is located in neighboring Goreljek. References External links *Podjelje on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj {{Bohinj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomenj
Nomenj (, ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati .... References External links *Nomenj on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj {{Bohinj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
