Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane Občina Gorenja vas - Poljane
Municipality
Gorenja Vas
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°05′N 14°03′E / 46.083°N 14.050°E / 46.083; 14.050
Country	Slovenia
Government
•  Mayor	Milan Čadež
Area
• Total	153.3 km2 (59.2 sq mi)
Population  (2002) [1]
• Total	6,877
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+02 ( CEST)
Website	www.obcina-gvp.si

The Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾeːnja ˈʋaːs pɔˈljaːnɛ]; Slovene: Občina Gorenja vas - Poljane) is a municipality in Slovenia. Its administrative seat is Gorenja Vas.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Gorenja Vas, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

Notable people

Notable people born in the municipality include:

• Anton Ažbe (1862–1905), painter and educator
• Miha Krek (1897–1969), conservative politician
• Ignatius Mrak (1818–1901), Slovenian American Roman Catholic missionary and prelate
• Ivan Tavčar (1851–1923), writer and Liberal politician
• Aleš Ušeničnik (1868–1952), Neo-Thomist philosopher

References

External links

• Media related to Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane on Geopedia

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