Bukov Vrh, Gorenja Vas–Poljane

Bukov Vrh
Bukov Vrh

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°6′26.85″N 14°13′0.7″E / 46.1074583°N 14.216861°E / 46.1074583; 14.216861Coordinates: 46°6′26.85″N 14°13′0.7″E / 46.1074583°N 14.216861°E / 46.1074583; 14.216861
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Area
  Total 4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Elevation 796.1 m (2,611.9 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 100
[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. 1 2 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 (Slovene)

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