Spodnji Polšnik

Spodnji Polšnik
Spodnji Polšnik Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′18″N 14°57′38″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Central Sava
Municipality	Litija
Elevation	614 m (2,014 ft)

Spodnji Polšnik (pronounced [ˈspoːdnji ˈpoːu̯ʃnik], German: Unterbillichberg^[1]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Polšnik.^[2] The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.^[3]

Geography

Spodnji Polšnik stands in the northeastern part of Polšnik, on the road to Tepe.

History

Spodnji Polšnik had a population of 133 living in 24 houses in 1900.^[1] Together with neighboring Zgornji Polšnik, Spodnji Polšnik was merged into the new combined settlement of Polsnik in 1953, ending its existence as a separate settlement.^[4]

References

1. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 94.
2. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 276.
3. Litija municipal site
4. Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve). Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. 1965. pp. 80, 95.

External links

• Spodnji Polšnik on Geopedia