Babno Polje

Babno Polje (pronounced [ˈbaːbnɔ ˈpoːljɛ]; in older sources also Babino Polje,[2] German: Babenfeld,[2] Italian: Babinapoglia[3][4]) is a village in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, on the border with Croatia.[5]

Babno Polje
Babno Polje in summer
Babno Polje in summer
Babno Polje is located in Slovenia
Babno Polje
Babno Polje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°38′40.19″N 14°32′52.88″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityLoška Dolina
Area
 • Total16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation
761 m (2,497 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total317
[1]

Name

Babno Polje was attested in historical sources as Pabenfeld in 1402 and Pobenueld in 1449.[6]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.[7] It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526.[8]

Climate

Statistically, Babno Polje is the coldest inhabited settlement in Slovenia.[9] It currently holds the record for the lowest officially verified temperature in Slovenia, of −34.5 °C (−30.1 °F), recorded on two separate occasions, 13 Jan 1968 and 15-16 Feb 1956.[10]

Babno Polje has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Climate data for Babno Polje (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.1
(57.4)		 17.9
(64.2)		 22.8
(73.0)		 25.6
(78.1)		 30.0
(86.0)		 34.1
(93.4)		 34.6
(94.3)		 35.2
(95.4)		 30.5
(86.9)		 24.4
(75.9)		 21.2
(70.2)		 15.5
(59.9)		 35.2
(95.4)
Average high °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)		 4.3
(39.7)		 8.6
(47.5)		 13.3
(55.9)		 17.9
(64.2)		 22.1
(71.8)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.3
(75.7)		 18.6
(65.5)		 13.5
(56.3)		 7.8
(46.0)		 2.8
(37.0)		 13.3
(55.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.4
(27.7)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 1.8
(35.2)		 6.3
(43.3)		 11.2
(52.2)		 15.3
(59.5)		 16.9
(62.4)		 16.3
(61.3)		 11.3
(52.3)		 7.4
(45.3)		 3.1
(37.6)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 7.0
(44.6)
Average low °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6)		 −7.0
(19.4)		 −3.6
(25.5)		 0.1
(32.2)		 4.4
(39.9)		 8.0
(46.4)		 9.4
(48.9)		 9.4
(48.9)		 5.9
(42.6)		 2.7
(36.9)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 −6.1
(21.0)		 1.3
(34.3)
Record low °C (°F) −34.6
(−30.3)		 −34.4
(−29.9)		 −31.1
(−24.0)		 −19.1
(−2.4)		 −12.2
(10.0)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 −7.8
(18.0)		 −16.4
(2.5)		 −27.0
(−16.6)		 −29.7
(−21.5)		 −34.6
(−30.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 101
(4.0)		 115
(4.5)		 107
(4.2)		 115
(4.5)		 124
(4.9)		 129
(5.1)		 106
(4.2)		 123
(4.8)		 173
(6.8)		 200
(7.9)		 209
(8.2)		 155
(6.1)		 1,656
(65.2)
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) 17
(6.7)		 24
(9.4)		 16
(6.3)		 1
(0.4)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 3
(1.2)		 10
(3.9)		 6
(2.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9 8 10 12 14 14 14 13 12 11 12 10 140
Average snowy days (≥ 0 cm) 21.8 20.6 17.1 5.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 7.6 18.4 91.3
Average relative humidity (%) (at 14:00) 75.5 71.7 65.7 62.1 61.9 63.6 59.5 61.9 64.7 67.8 74.5 78.9 67.4
Source: Slovenian Environment Agency (snow depth 1981–2010, humidity and snow days 1961–1990)[11][12][13]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 130.
  3. Ballarini, Amleto; Sobolevski, Mihael (2002). Le vittime di nazionalità italiana a Fiume e dintorni (1939–1947) / Zrtve talijanske nacionalnosti u Rijeci i okolici (1939.–1947.) (PDF). Rome: Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali. p. 26. ISBN 88-7125-239-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. Memorie della Società geografica italiana, vol. 15. Rome: Società geografica italiana. 1916. p. 158.
  5. Loška Dolina municipal site
  6. "Babno Polje". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  7. Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
  8. "Local cultural heritage on the Loška Dolina municipal site" (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  9. "Najhladnejši naseljeni kraj v Sloveniji Babno Polje - Kam.si".
  10. "Slovenski vremenski rekordi" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Slovenian Environment Agency. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  11. "Babno Polje Podnebne statistike 1950-2020" (in Slovenian). Slovenian Environmental Agency. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  12. "Babno Polje Climate Normals 1981-2010" (PDF). Slovenian Environmental Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  13. "Babno Polje referenčno obdobje: 1961-1990" (in Slovenian). Slovenian Environmental Agency. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2023.


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