Babno Polje

Country

Elevation

761 m (2,497 ft)

Babno Polje
Babno Polje in summer
Babno Polje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°38′40.19″N 14°32′52.88″E / 45.6444972°N 14.5480222°E / 45.6444972; 14.5480222
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Loška Dolina
Area
• Total	16.4 km² (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation	761 m (2,497 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	317
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Babno Polje (pronounced [ˈbaːbnɔ ˈpoːljɛ]; in older sources also Babino Polje,^[2] German: Babenfeld,^[2] Italian: Babinapoglia^[3]^[4]) is a village in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, on the border with Croatia.^[5]

Babno Polje was attested in historical sources as Pabenfeld in 1402 and Pobenueld in 1449.^[6]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.^[7] It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526.^[8]

Climate

Statistically, Babno Polje is the coldest inhabited settlement in Slovenia.^[9] It holds the record for the lowest officially verified temperature in Slovenia, of −34.5 °C (−30.1 °F), recorded on two separate occasions, 13 Jan 1968 and 15-16 Feb 1956.^[10]

Babno Polje has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Climate data for Babno Polje (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	14.1 (57.4)	17.9 (64.2)	22.8 (73.0)	25.6 (78.1)	30.0 (86.0)	34.1 (93.4)	34.6 (94.3)	35.2 (95.4)	30.5 (86.9)	24.4 (75.9)	21.2 (70.2)	15.5 (59.9)	35.2 (95.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.4 (36.3)	4.3 (39.7)	8.6 (47.5)	13.3 (55.9)	17.9 (64.2)	22.1 (71.8)	24.3 (75.7)	24.3 (75.7)	18.6 (65.5)	13.5 (56.3)	7.8 (46.0)	2.8 (37.0)	13.3 (55.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.4 (27.7)	−1.7 (28.9)	1.8 (35.2)	6.3 (43.3)	11.2 (52.2)	15.3 (59.5)	16.9 (62.4)	16.3 (61.3)	11.3 (52.3)	7.4 (45.3)	3.1 (37.6)	−1.8 (28.8)	7.0 (44.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.9 (19.6)	−7.0 (19.4)	−3.6 (25.5)	0.1 (32.2)	4.4 (39.9)	8.0 (46.4)	9.4 (48.9)	9.4 (48.9)	5.9 (42.6)	2.7 (36.9)	−0.8 (30.6)	−6.1 (21.0)	1.3 (34.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−34.6 (−30.3)	−34.4 (−29.9)	−31.1 (−24.0)	−19.1 (−2.4)	−12.2 (10.0)	−5.6 (21.9)	−1.2 (29.8)	−2.0 (28.4)	−7.8 (18.0)	−16.4 (2.5)	−27.0 (−16.6)	−29.7 (−21.5)	−34.6 (−30.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	101 (4.0)	115 (4.5)	107 (4.2)	115 (4.5)	124 (4.9)	129 (5.1)	106 (4.2)	123 (4.8)	173 (6.8)	200 (7.9)	209 (8.2)	155 (6.1)	1,656 (65.2)
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches)	17 (6.7)	24 (9.4)	16 (6.3)	1 (0.4)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	3 (1.2)	10 (3.9)	6 (2.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	9	8	10	12	14	14	14	13	12	11	12	10	140
Average snowy days (≥ 0 cm)	21.8	20.6	17.1	5.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.4	7.6	18.4	91.3
Average relative humidity (%) (at 14:00)	75.5	71.7	65.7	62.1	61.9	63.6	59.5	61.9	64.7	67.8	74.5	78.9	67.4
Source: Slovenian Environment Agency (snow depth 1981–2010, humidity and snow days 1961–1990)^[11]^[12]^[13]

v t e Municipality of Loška Dolina
Settlements	Administrative seat: Stari Trg pri Ložu Babna Polica Babno Polje Dane Dolenje Poljane Iga Vas Klance Knežja Njiva Kozarišče Lož Markovec Nadlesk Podcerkev Podgora pri Ložu Podlož Pudob Šmarata Sveta Ana pri Ložu Viševek Vrh Vrhnika pri Ložu
Landmarks	Cross Cave Lož Castle Lož Karst Field Snežnik Snežnik Castle
Notable people	Fran Milčinski Matija Škerbec Gregor Žerjav

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