Official Name: | Planina nad Horjulom |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Slovenia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Dobrova–Polhov Gradec |
Area Total Km2: | 4.44 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 121 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.0478°N 14.2152°W |
Elevation M: | 772.6 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Planina nad Horjulom (pronounced as /sl/) is a dispersed settlement northwest of Horjul in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] It includes the hamlets of Kolobocija, Lom, Pustota, and Zameja, as well as part of the hamlet of Suhi Dol.[3]
The name of the settlement was changed from Planina to Planina nad Horjulom in 1953.[4] The name Planina nad Horjulom literally means 'Planina above Horjul'. The name Planina is shared with several other settlements in Slovenia and means 'alpine pasture'.[5]
The local church is dedicated to Saint Andrew.[6] It was first mentioned in written sources in 1526 and the current structure was built around 1659. The area for the congregation is divided by piers into a wide central nave flanked by narrower areas on the north and south. The part on the north has been converted into a chapel. The chancel is arched with a richly crested stellar vault. The main altar, which dates to 1850, and both side altars are the work of Jurij Tavčar, a sculptor from Idrija. He also used older Baroque sculptures in creating them. The altar dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows dates to 1717.[3]
Notable people that were born or lived in Planina nad Horjulom include: