Polšnik

Polšnik
Polšnik Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′7″N 14°57′39″E / 46.06861°N 14.96083°ECoordinates: 46°4′7″N 14°57′39″E / 46.06861°N 14.96083°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Central Sava
Municipality	Litija
Area
• Total	8.08 km^2 (3.12 sq mi)
Elevation	664.4 m (2,179.8 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	122
[1]

PolÅ¡nik (pronounced [ˈpoːu̯ʃnik]; German: Billichberg^[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.^[3] Together with the two parts of the main settlement (Zgornji PolÅ¡nik 'Upper PolÅ¡nik', German: Oberbillichberg^[2] and Spodnji PolÅ¡nik 'Lower PolÅ¡nik', German: Unterbillichberg^[2]) it also includes the hamlets of Na PuÅ¡i, Seruč, Koprivnik, Slop, Glinjek, Velika Njiva (Slovene: Velika njiva), and SuÅ¡je.^[4]

The local parish church is dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was designed by Franc Avsec^[4] and built in 1904 with an octagonal nave.^[5] A second church, built on Glinjek Hill (828 m) south of the main settlement, belongs to the same parish. It is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij) and originally dates to the 13th century. It was restyled in the 19th century, but retains some of its original features.^[6]

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. 94.
3. Litija municipal site
4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 276.
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2155
6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2160

External links

• PolÅ¡nik on Geopedia