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Zaplana, Vrhnika

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Country
  
Slovenia

Statistical region
  
Central Slovenia

Area
  
182 ha

Population
  
439 (2002)

Traditional region
  
Inner Carniola

Elevation
  
664 m

Local time
  
Sunday 2:09 AM

Municipality
  
Municipality of Vrhnika

Zaplana, Vrhnika

Weather
  
6°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 74% Humidity

Zaplana ([zaˈplaːna]; German: Saplana) is a small village in the hills west of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Contents

Map of 1360 Zaplana, Slovenia

History

The settlements of Jamnik, Jerinov Grič, Marinčev Grič, Mizni Dol, Prezid, Strmica, Vrhnika, and Trčkov Grič were all administratively separated from Zaplana in 2002 and given the status of independent villages.

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese. The church was renovated in a pseudo-Romanesque style after fire and earthquake damage in 1895.

Notable people

  • Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008), second president of Slovenia
  • References

    Zaplana, Vrhnika Wikipedia