Dole pri Polici () is a settlement northwest of Polica in the

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in central

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. The area is part of the historical region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Dole'' to ''Dole pri Polici'' in 1953.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

of Polica. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to the mid-17th century. The church was originally a Gothic structure with a rectangular

chancel In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the Choir (architecture), choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may termi ...

, reworked in the Baroque style. The main altar dates to 1717 and was created by Jože Ambrožič; the side altars are the work of Štefan Šubic and Franz Götzl. A shrine dedicated to Saint Lucy next to the church was built in the early 20th century. It stands above a well with reputed healing powers, and two ladles hang in front of its niche to scoop water for washing the eyes. In the niche, there is a -high statue of Saint Lucy holding a book and her eyes in her left hand, and a sword in her right hand. File:Wayside shrine - Dole pri Polici Slovenia.JPG,

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at crossroads File:Cemetery shrine - Dole pri Polici Slovenia.JPG, Saint Lucy's shrine next to church and cemetery

References

External links

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Dole pri Polici on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Grosuplje {{Grosuplje-geo-stub