Vrhpolje pri Kamniku
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Vrhpolje pri Kamniku | |
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Postcard of Vrhpolje pri Kamniku | |
Vrhpolje pri Kamniku | |
Coordinates: 46°13′48.06″N 14°37′53.11″E / 46.2300167°N 14.6314194°ECoordinates: 46°13′48.06″N 14°37′53.11″E / 46.2300167°N 14.6314194°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Region | Upper Carniola |
Municipality | Kamnik |
Area | |
• Total | 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 392.9 m (1,289.0 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 664 |
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Vrhpolje pri Kamniku (German: Oberfeld)[2] is a settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Urban expansion has turned it into a single continuous settlement with the neighbouring settlement of Nevlje. The main road from Kamnik into the Tuhinj Valley runs through Vrhpolje.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Vrhpolje to Vrhpolje pri Kamniku in 1955.[3] In the 19th century the German name was Oberfeld.[2]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ 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. 28. (Slovene)
- ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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