Volča

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Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Volča

Volča

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°8′1.46″N 14°10′45.65″E﻿ / ﻿46.1337389°N 14.1793472°E﻿ / 46.1337389; 14.1793472
Country|  Slovenia
Traditional region| Upper Carniola
Statistical region| Upper Carniola
Municipality| Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Area

• Total

| 2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Elevation

| 405.7 m (1,331.0 ft)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 120
• Density| 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
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Volča (pronounced [ˈʋoːu̯tʃa]; in older sources also Volče,[2] German: Woutschach[2]) is a village north of Poljane nad Škofjo Loko in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

## Church

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Saint George's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint George and dates to the early 16th century. Sixteenth-century frescos are preserved in the sanctuary. The three altars in the church are all gilded and date to the mid-17th century.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia". Stat.si. Archived from the original on November 18, 2008. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.
3. ^ "Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site". Obcina-gvp.si. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
4. ^ "Cultural Heritage in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane". Obcina-gvp.si. Retrieved 2010-10-29.

## External links

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* Media related to Volča at Wikimedia Commons
* Volča on Geopedia

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Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane

Settlements|

Administrative seat: Gorenja Vas

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* 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

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Former|

* Sestranska Vas
* Trata

Landmarks|

* Holy Cross Church
* St. Martin's Parish Church
* Vlastja Simonič Museum

Notable people|

* Anton Ažbe
* Ivan Regen
* Ive Šubic

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