Dolenje, Ajdovščina
Dolenje | |
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  Dolenje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′52.75″N 13°54′16.08″E / 45.8646528°N 13.9044667°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Ajdovščina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 94 |
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Dolenje (pronounced [dɔˈleːnjɛ]) is a village on the left bank of the Vipava River in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]
Landmarks
[edit]Church
[edit]The local church is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Parish of Planina.[3]
Stone arch bridge
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A stone arch bridge over the Vipava River links Dolenje to the village of Dolga Poljana. The three-arch bridge was built in the 19th century. It is paved with gravel and supported by buttresses that are reinforced with groynes on the upstream side. There is a low stone wall on both sides of the bridge, and a shrine with a semi-circular niche once stood at it.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Ajdovščina municipal site
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "9530: Dolenje pri Ajdovščini - Kamniti most čez reko Vipavo" [9530: Dolenje at Ajdovščina – The Stone Bridge Across the Vipava River]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
External links
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Media related to Dolenje at Wikimedia Commons- Dolenje on Geopedia.si (map, aerial view)
- Dolenje on Google Maps (map, photographs, street view)
| Settlements | Administrative seat: Ajdovščina
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