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Bukovec pri Poljanah

Coordinates: 45°48′52.44″N 14°40′58.99″E / 45.8145667°N 14.6830528°E / 45.8145667; 14.6830528
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Bukovec pri Poljanah
Bukovec pri Poljanah is located in Slovenia
Bukovec pri Poljanah
Bukovec pri Poljanah
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°48′52.44″N 14°40′58.99″E / 45.8145667°N 14.6830528°E / 45.8145667; 14.6830528
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityRibnica
Area
 • Total0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Elevation
699.2 m (2,294.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total9
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Bukovec pri Poljanah (pronounced [ˈbuːkɔʋəts pɾi pɔˈljaːnax]; in older sources also Bukovica,[2][3] German: Bukowitz[2][3]) is a small settlement north of Velike Poljane in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Name

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The name of the settlement was changed from Bukovec to Bukovec pri Poljanah in 1955.[5] In the past the German name was Bukowitz.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b c Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 46.
  3. ^ a b Weixelburg und Zirknitz (map, 1:75,000). 1912. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
  4. ^ Ribnica municipal site
  5. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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