Volča

Volča
Volča Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°8′1.46″N 14°10′45.65″E / 46.1337389°N 14.1793472°ECoordinates: 46°8′1.46″N 14°10′45.65″E / 46.1337389°N 14.1793472°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Area
• Total	2.34 km^2 (0.90 sq mi)
Elevation	405.7 m (1,331.0 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	114
[1]

Volča (pronounced [ˈʋoːu̯tʃa]; in older sources also Volče,^[2] German: Woutschach^[2]) is a village north of Poljane nad Škofjo Loko in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.^[3]

The local church is dedicated to Saint George and dates to the early 16th century. Sixteenth-century frescos are preserved in the sanctuary. The three altars in the church are all gilded and date to the mid-17th century.^[4]

References

1. "Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia". Stat.si. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.
3. "Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site". Obcina-gvp.si. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
4. "Cultural Heritage in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane". Obcina-gvp.si. Retrieved 2010-10-29.

External links

• Volča on Geopedia