Polhovica
Sign in to savePolhovica () is a village in the Municipality of Šentjernej in southeastern Slovenia. Its territory extends to the woods west of the main settlement up to the banks of the Krka River. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Polhovica
- Region
- Municipality of Šentjernej
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 46
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Polhovica
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Slovenia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Traditional region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lower Carniola
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Statistical region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Southeast Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Šentjernej
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2.18
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2002
- Settlement.population_total
- 42
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Municipality of Šentjernej
- Population
- 58
- Area
- 2.18
- Elevation
- 190.4
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- SvZiga-Polhovica-Slovenia.jpg
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- Polhovica
- female population
- 29
- male population
- 29
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Church
- References
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Polhovica () is a village in the Municipality of Šentjernej in southeastern Slovenia. Its territory extends to the woods west of the main settlement up to the banks of the Krka River. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
==Church== thumb|170px|left|St. Sigismund's Church in Polhovica The local church, built on a slight elevation in the centre of the village, is dedicated to Saint Sigismund () and belongs to the parish of Šentjernej. In written documents dating to the 17th century it is mentioned as a Romanesque building that had been recently renovated. The main and the only altar dates to the 19th century. The church was thoroughly renovated from 1998 until 2002.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Polhovica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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