Dolenje, Ajdovščina

Dolenje
Dolenje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°51′52.75″N 13°54′16.08″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Ajdovščina
Area
• Total	1.14 km^2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation	97 m (318 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	94
[1]

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

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Parish of Planina.^[3]

Stone arch bridge

The stone arch bridge over the Vipava River, viewed from Dolga Poljana towards Dolenje

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

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Ajdovščina municipal site
3. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
4. "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

• Media related to Dolenje at Wikimedia Commons
• Dolenje on Geopedia.si (map, aerial view)
• Dolenje on Google Maps (map, photographs, street view)