Zaplana | |
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  Zaplana Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′13.32″N 14°14′6.18″E / 45.9703667°N 14.2350500°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Vrhnika |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 664.3 m (2,179.5 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 439 |
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Zaplana (pronounced [zaˈplaːna]; German: Saplana[2]) is a small village in the hills west of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
History
[edit]The settlements of Jamnik, Jerinov Grič, Marinčev Grič, Mizni Dol, Prezid, Strmica, and Trčkov Grič were all administratively separated from Zaplana in 2002 and given the status of independent villages.[4]
Church
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The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.[5] The church was renovated in a pseudo-Romanesque style after fire and earthquake damage in 1895.[6]
Notable people
[edit]- Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008), second president of Slovenia
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120.
- ^ Vrhnika municipal site
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Zaplana. (in Slovene)
- ^ Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 454–455.
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