Babna Polica
Babna Polica is located in Slovenia
Babna Polica
Babna Polica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°40′7.38″N 14°30′27.1″E / 45.6687167°N 14.507528°E / 45.6687167; 14.507528
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityLoška Dolina
Area
  Total12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Elevation
756.3 m (2,481.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total11
[1]

Babna Polica (pronounced [ˈbaːbna pɔˈliːtsa]; in older sources also Babina Polica,[2] German: Babnapoliza[2]) is a small village southeast of Stari Trg pri Ložu in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

Babna Polica was attested in historical sources as Polz in 1327, Poͤlcz in 1355, and Pabenfelder Poltz in 1384, among other spellings.[4]

Church

Church in Babna Polica

The local church on the northern edge of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and belongs to the Parish of Stari Trg.[5] It was first mentioned in written sources dating to 1403. The date on the door casing, 1589, indicates a late 16th-century rebuilding of the original church. The main altar dates to 1716.[6]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 130.
  3. Loška Dolina municipal site
  4. "Babna Polica". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  5. Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
  6. "Local cultural heritage on the Loška Dolina municipal site" (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2009-02-27.


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