Central Europe
Slovenia
Municipality of Ribnica

Velike Poljane

Velike Poljane is a in the in southern . It lies in the hills east of the main road and railway line from to Ribnica at .
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  • Type: Village with 158 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Poljane”, “Velike Poljane, Ribnica”, and “Veliko Poljane”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ortnek railway station and Ortnek Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Castle
Photo: Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Public domain.
is a 12th-century castle ruin in the vicinity of the town of Ribnica, Slovenia. The ruin stands on Big Žrnovec Hill, near the village of Hudi Konec.

Church
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3 km northeast of Velike Poljane.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dule and Ortnek.

Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small settlement south of Velike Poljane in the in southern . The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a settlement in the in southern . The railway line from to runs through the settlement and the village has a railway station.

Village
is a small settlement halfway between Ribnica and in southern . The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the .

Velike Poljane

Latitude
45.79775° or 45° 47′ 52″ north
Longitude
14.6864° or 14° 41′ 11″ east
Population
158
Elevation
608 metres (1,995 feet)
Open location code
8FQPQMXP+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 445411429
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3188124
Wiki­data ID
Q784069
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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Velike Poljane” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: “Velike Poljane”
  • Cebuano: “Velike Poljane”
  • Chechen: “Велике Поляне”
  • Croatian: “Velike Poljane”
  • Dutch: “Velike Poljane”
  • French: “Velike Poljane”
  • German: “Großpölland”
  • German: “Velike Poljane”
  • Irish: “Velike Poljane”
  • Persian: “ولیک پلجن، ریبنیکا”
  • Persian: “ولیکه پولیانه، ریبنیتسا”
  • Polish: “Velike Poljane (gmina Ribnica)”
  • Polish: “Velike Poljane”
  • Romanian: “Velike Poljane, Ribnica”
  • Romanian: “Velike Poljane”
  • Russian: “Велике-Поляне”
  • Scots: “Velike Poljane, Ribnica”
  • Scots: “Velike Poljane”
  • Serbian: “Велике Пољане (Рибница)”
  • Serbian: “Велике Пољане”
  • Slovenian: “Velike Poljane, Ribnica”
  • Slovenian: “Velike Poljane”
  • Tatar: “Велике Поляне”
  • Ukrainian: “Велике Поляне”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Velike Poljane”. Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.