Planina, Semič

Planina Planina pod Mirno Goro
Planina Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°40′13.98″N 15°13′3.12″E / 45.6705500°N 15.2175333°ECoordinates: 45°40′13.98″N 15°13′3.12″E / 45.6705500°N 15.2175333°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Semič
Area
• Total	32.22 km^2 (12.44 sq mi)
Elevation	269.1 m (882.9 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	95
[1]

Planina (pronounced [plaˈniːna]; German: Stockendorf^[2][3]) is a village in the Municipality of Semič in Slovenia. It lies on the southern slopes of Mount Mirna (Slovene: Mirna gora) in the southern part of Kočevski Rog. It was inhabited by Gottschee Germans that were expelled in 1941 during the Second World War. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.^[4]

The local parish church is dedicated to the Prophet Elijah and belongs to Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in around 1730 and extended in the late 18th century. It was renovated in the early 21st century.^[5]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 6.
3. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
4. Semič municipal site
5. "EŠD 2101". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 11 March 2011.

External links

• Planina at Geopedia
• Pre–World War II List of oeconyms and family names in Planina