Jazbine, Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Jazbine (pronounced [ˈjaːzbinɛ]) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Assumption Church
Church
The local church, built below the peak called Malenski vrh (literally, 'Mill Peak', from maln 'mill'), also serves the settlement of Malenski Vrh and is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary (Slovene: Marijino vnebovzetje). It was built between 1703 and 1705 on the site of an earlier church. The main altar dates to 1717.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Jazbine include:
- Tone Demšar (1902–1942), Partisan and commandant of the Škofja Loka Company
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
- ^ Loški razgledi 28 (1981, Muzejsko društvo v Škofji Loki), p. 211.
- ^ Cultural Heritage in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane (in Slovene)
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 363.
External links
Media related to Jazbine at Wikimedia Commons- Jazbine on Geopedia
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