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Jazbine (pronounced [ˈjaːzbinɛ]) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
Church
The local church, built below the peak called Malenski vrh (literally, 'Mill Peak', from maln 'mill'[3]), also serves the settlement of Malenski Vrh and is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary (Slovene: Marijino vnebovzetje). It was built between 1703 and 1705 on the site of an earlier church. The main altar dates to 1717.[4]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Jazbine include:
- Tone Demšar (1902–1942), Partisan and commandant of the Škofja Loka Company[5]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
- ^ Loški razgledi 28 (1981, Muzejsko društvo v Škofji Loki), p. 211.
- ^ Cultural Heritage in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane (in Slovene)
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 363.
External links
Media related to Jazbine at Wikimedia Commons- Jazbine on Geopedia
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