Vrhpolje pri Moravčah

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Vrhpolje pri Moravčah
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Vrhpolje pri Moravčah is located in Slovenia
Vrhpolje pri Moravčah
Vrhpolje pri Moravčah
Location in Slovenia
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Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Moravče
Area
 • Total 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Elevation 373.7 m (1,226.0 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 195
[1]

Vrhpolje pri Moravčah (pronounced [ˈʋərxpɔljɛ pri mɔˈraːu̯tʃax]; German: Oberfeld[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Upper Carniola region. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Vrhpolje to Vrhpolje pri Moravčah in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Oberfeld.[2]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It dates to the 16th century with 18th-century additions and modifications.[5]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 2.0 2.1 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.
  3. Moravče municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 10148

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