Dole pri Polici

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Dole pri Polici
Dole pri Polici
Dole pri Polici
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°59′32.07″N 14°40′19.12″E / 45.9922417°N 14.6719778°E / 45.9922417; 14.6719778Coordinates: 45°59′32.07″N 14°40′19.12″E / 45.9922417°N 14.6719778°E / 45.9922417; 14.6719778
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Grosuplje
Area
  Total 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation 440.9 m (1,446.5 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 106
[1]

Dole pri Polici is a settlement northwest of Polica in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia statistical region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Dole to Dole pri Polici in 1953.[3]

Church

Saint Lucy's church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Lucy and belongs to the Parish of Polica. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to the mid-17th century.[4] The church was originally a Gothic structure with a rectangular chancel, reworked in the Baroque style. The main altar dates to 1717 and was created by Jože Ambrožič; the side altars are the work of Štefan Šubic and Franz Götzl.[5]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Grosuplje municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. "EŠD 2138". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovene). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 30 June 2011. 
  5. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 128.

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