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Statistical region
  
Local time
  
Tuesday 10:11 AM

Traditional region
  
Elevation
  
380 m

Population
  
24 (2016)

Visoko pri Poljanah

Weather
  
14°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 55% Humidity

Visoko pri Poljanah ([ʋiˈsɔːkɔ pɾi pɔˈljaːnax]; German: Wisoko) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

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Map of Visoko pri Poljanah, Slovenia

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Visoko to Visoko pri Poljanah in 1953. In the past the German name was Wisoko.

Visoko estate

The Visoko estate in the Poljane Valley is part of this settlement. It comprises two large farms, first mentioned in documents as early as the 13th century. The Kalan farm was arranged by the writer and politician Ivan Tavčar into his manor. In his best-known work, The Visoko Chronicles, Tavčar describes events taking place on this estate in the 17th century, when the Kalan family were overlords of the entire valley. There is a bronze statue of the writer by the sculptor Jakob Savinšek close to the manor house. Tavčar is also buried at Visoko.

References

Visoko pri Poljanah Wikipedia


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