Jamnik, Kranj

Jamnik
Jamnik
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°16′15.5″N 14°12′25.31″E / 46.270972°N 14.2070306°E / 46.270972; 14.2070306Coordinates: 46°16′15.5″N 14°12′25.31″E / 46.270972°N 14.2070306°E / 46.270972; 14.2070306
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Kranj
Area
 • Total 4.76 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Elevation 830.2 m (2,723.8 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 42
[1]

Jamnik (pronounced [ˈjaːmnik]) is a settlement on the eastern slopes of the Jelovica Plateau in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Church

Saints Primus and Felician Church

The local church just outside the village, dedicated to Saints Primus and Felician, is built at an impressive location on a hill overlooking most of the northern part of the Ljubljana Basin with the Julian Alps as a backdrop towards the northwest and the Kamnik–Savinja Alps towards the east.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Kranj municipal site
  3. ↑ Jenny McKelvie: Slovenia, Bradt Travel Guides p.92


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