Vrba
Vrba is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniolan region of Slovenia. It was first mentioned in written sources from 1247 and is a typical example of a compact Alpine village.
- Type: Village with 196 residents
- Description: village in Slovenia
- Also known as: “Velben”, “Vrba na Gorenjskem”, and “Vrba, Žirovnica”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St. Mark’s Church and Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breznica and Zabreznica.
Selo pri Žirovnici
Village
Photo: Kaktus999, Public domain.Vrba
- Categories: human settlement, cultural heritage site in Slovenia, and locality
- Location: Municipality of Žirovnica, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.38898° or 46° 23′ 20″ north
Longitude
14.14691° or 14° 8′ 49″ east
Population
196
Elevation
521 metres (1,709 feet)
Open location code
8FRP94QW+HQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Vrba” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Вэрба”
- Bosnian: “Vrba”
- Catalan: “Vrba”
- Cebuano: “Vrba”
- Chechen: “Врба”
- Chinese: “弗巴”
- Croatian: “Vrba”
- Czech: “Vrba”
- Dutch: “Vrba”
- French: “Vrba”
- Georgian: “ვრბა”
- German: “Vrba”
- Irish: “Vrba”
- Italian: “Vrba”
- Japanese: “ヴルバ”
- Macedonian: “Врба”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vrba”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vrba”
- Polish: “Vrba”
- Portuguese: “Vrba”
- Romanian: “Vrba, Žirovnica”
- Romanian: “Vrba”
- Russian: “Врба”
- Serbian: “Врба”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Vrba”
- Slovenian: “Vrba, Žirovnica”
- Slovenian: “Vrba”
- Spanish: “Vrba”
- Tatar: “Врба”
- Ukrainian: “Врба”
- Urdu: “وربا، ژیروو نیسا”
- Vietnamese: “Vrba”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Doslovče and Smokuč.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Rojstna hiša dr. Franceta Prešerna and PGD Zabreznica.
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