Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Municipality of Slovenia
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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.
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Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Občina Gorenja vas - Poljane | |
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Gorenja Vas | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°05′N 14°03′E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Milan Čadež (SDS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 153.3 km2 (59.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
• Total | 6,877 |
| • Density | 44.86/km2 (116.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Gorenja Vas, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
- Bačne
- Brebovnica
- Bukov Vrh
- Čabrače
- Četena Ravan
- Debeni
- Delnice
- Dobje
- Dobravšce
- Dolenčice
- Dolenja Dobrava
- Dolenja Ravan
- Dolenja Žetina
- Dolenje Brdo
- Dolge Njive
- Fužine
- Goli Vrh
- Gorenja Dobrava
- Gorenja Ravan
- Gorenja Žetina
- Gorenje Brdo
- Hlavče Njive
- Hobovše pri Stari Oselici
- Hotavlje
- Hotovlja
- Jarčje Brdo
- Javorje
- Javorjev Dol
- Jazbine
- Jelovica
- Kladje
- Kopačnica
- Kremenik
- Krivo Brdo
- Krnice pri Novakih
- Lajše
- Laniše
- Laze
- Leskovica
- Lom nad Volčo
- Lovsko Brdo
- Lučine
- Malenski Vrh
- Mlaka nad Lušo
- Murave
- Nova Oselica
- Podgora
- Podjelovo Brdo
- Podobeno
- Podvrh
- Poljane nad Škofjo Loko
- Predmost
- Prelesje
- Robidnica
- Smoldno
- Sovodenj
- Srednja Vas–Poljane
- Srednje Brdo
- Stara Oselica
- Studor
- Suša
- Todraž
- Trebija
- Vinharje
- Volaka
- Volča
- Žabja Vas
- Zadobje
- Zakobiljek
- Zapreval
- Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona
- Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana
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
