Babno Polje

Babno Polje (pronounced [ˈbaːbnɔ ˈpoːljɛ]; in older sources also Babino Polje,[2] German: Babenfeld,[2] Italian: Babinapoglia[3][4]) is a village in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, on the border with Croatia.[5]

Babno Polje
Babno Polje in summer
Babno Polje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°38′40.19″N 14°32′52.88″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityLoška Dolina
Area
 • Total16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation
761 m (2,497 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total317
[1]

Name

Babno Polje was attested in historical sources as Pabenfeld in 1402 and Pobenueld in 1449.[6]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.[7] It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526.[8]

Climate

Statistically, Babno Polje is the coldest inhabited settlement in Slovenia.[9]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 130.
  3. Ballarini, Amleto; Sobolevski, Mihael (2002). Le vittime di nazionalità italiana a Fiume e dintorni (1939–1947) / Zrtve talijanske nacionalnosti u Rijeci i okolici (1939.–1947.) (PDF). Rome: Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali. p. 26. ISBN 88-7125-239-X. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. Memorie della Società geografica italiana, vol. 15. Rome: Società geografica italiana. 1916. p. 158.
  5. Loška Dolina municipal site
  6. "Babno Polje". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  7. Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
  8. Local cultural heritage on the Loška Dolina municipal site (in Slovene)
  9. "Najhladnejši naseljeni kraj v Sloveniji Babno Polje - Kam.si".


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