Jazbine, Gorenja Vas–Poljane

Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°8′45.15″N 14°9′12.27″E / 46.1458750°N 14.1534083°E / 46.1458750; 14.1534083Country SloveniaTraditional regionUpper CarniolaStatistical regionUpper CarniolaMunicipalityGorenja Vas–PoljaneArea
 • Total1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi)Elevation
760.8 m (2,496.1 ft)Population
 (2020)
 • Total15 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)[1]

Jazbine (pronounced [ˈjaːzbinɛ]) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Church

Assumption Church

The local church, built below the peak called Malenski vrh (literally, 'Mill Peak', from maln 'mill'[3]), also serves the settlement of Malenski Vrh and is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary (Slovene: Marijino vnebovzetje). It was built between 1703 and 1705 on the site of an earlier church. The main altar dates to 1717.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Jazbine include:

  • Tone Demšar (1902–1942), Partisan and commandant of the Škofja Loka Company[5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
  3. ^ Loški razgledi 28 (1981, Muzejsko društvo v Škofji Loki), p. 211.
  4. ^ Cultural Heritage in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane (in Slovene)
  5. ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 363.

External links

  • Media related to Jazbine at Wikimedia Commons
  • Jazbine on Geopedia
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