Babno Polje

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Babno Polje
Babno Polje in summer
Babno Polje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°38′40.19″N 14°32′52.88″E / 45.6444972°N 14.5480222°E / 45.6444972; 14.5480222Coordinates: 45°38′40.19″N 14°32′52.88″E / 45.6444972°N 14.5480222°E / 45.6444972; 14.5480222
Country Slovenia
Region Inner Carniola
Municipality Loška Dolina
Area
 • Total 16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation 761 m (2,497 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 317
[1]

Babno Polje is a village in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, on the border with Croatia.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.[3] It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526.[4]

Statistically, Babno Polje is the coldest inhabited settlement in Slovenia.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Loška Dolina municipal site
  3. ↑ Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
  4. ↑ Local cultural heritage on the Loška Dolina municipal site (Slovene)
  5. ↑ http://www.kam.si/1577_najhladneja-i-naseljeni-kraj-v-sloveniji-babno-polje.html

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