Velika Polana
Velika Polana (Nagypalina) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Velika Polana. It has been designated a "stork village" (i.e, a settlement with 10 or more stork nests).
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Overview
Overview
It was also the home of the Slovene writer Miško Kranjec. The house where he was born (which is also the tourist information office) can be visited. The village is surrounded by fenland and fields of sunflowers, pumpkins, and wheat. Črnec Creek, a tributary of the Ledava, flows past the settlement. The best way to explore the area is by cycling or walking the numerous trails.
Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Velika Polana • Other Name — Nagypalina (Hungarian) • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Slovenia • Subdivision Type1 — Traditional region • Subdivision Name1 — Prekmurje • Subdivision Type2 — Statistical region • Subdivision Name2 — Mura • Subdivision Type3 — Municipality • Subdivision Name3 — Velika Polana • Area Total Km2 — 7.61 • Population As Of — 2019 • Population Total — 870 • Population Blank1 Title — Ethnicities • Population Blank2 Title — Religions • Elevation M — 166.6
Church
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It was built in 1924.
Notable people
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Velika Polana include: • Miško Kranjec (1908–1983), writer
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Velika Polana, revision 1255053568 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Naselje Velika Polana. Statistični urad Republike Slovenije.
- 2.Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 11.
- 3.Velika Polana municipal site.
- 4.Savnik, Roman. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Državna založba Slovenije. 113. 1980.
- 5.Družina RC Church in Slovenia site
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