Vinje
Vinje is located in Slovenia
Vinje
Vinje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°6′57.44″N 14°40′11.37″E / 46.1159556°N 14.6698250°E / 46.1159556; 14.6698250
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityDol pri Ljubljani
Area
  Total3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation
361.8 m (1,187.0 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total494
  Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
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Vinje (pronounced [ˈʋiːnjɛ]; German: Weinthal[2]) is a dispersed settlement north of Dolsko in the Municipality of Dol pri Ljubljani in the southeastern part of the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Church

Assumption Church

The church in Vinje is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It is a chapel of ease and belongs to the parish of Saint Helena in Kamnica.[4] The church is originally a medieval structure mentioned in written records in 1526, and it was reworked in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is surrounded by a walled cemetery. The church has a rectangular nave and chancel with a barrel-vaulted ceiling. The bell tower stands to the west; it has an arched entrance.[5]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 18.
  3. Dol pri Ljubljani municipal site
  4. "Zgodovina župnije Sv. Helene". Župnija Sv. Helena – Dolsko. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  5. "Vinje – Cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja". Register kulturne dediščine. Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Culture.


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