Babno Polje
Babno Polje (pronounced [ˈbaːbnɔ ˈpoːljɛ]; in older sources also Babino Polje,[2] German: Babenfeld[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, on the border with Croatia.[3]
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  Babno Polje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′40.19″N 14°32′52.88″E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Loška Dolina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 761 m (2,497 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 317 |
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The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.[4] It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526.[5]
Statistically, Babno Polje is the coldest inhabited settlement in Slovenia.[6]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 130.
- Loška Dolina municipal site
- Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
- Local cultural heritage on the Loška Dolina municipal site (in Slovene)
- http://www.kam.si/1577_najhladneja-i-naseljeni-kraj-v-sloveniji-babno-polje.html
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