Vrhpolje | |
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Location in Slovenia | |
Coordinates: 45°51′52.76″N 13°57′45.66″E / 45.8646556°N 13.9626833°ECoordinates: 45°51′52.76″N 13°57′45.66″E / 45.8646556°N 13.9626833°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Littoral |
Statistical region | Gorizia |
Municipality | Vipava |
Area | |
• Total | 4.31 km2 (1.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 137.5 m (451.1 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 568 |
Vrhpolje (pronounced [ʋəɾxˈpoːljɛ]) is a settlement in the Vipava Valley north of the town of Vipava in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Vrhpolje is the site of two unmarked graves from the Second World War. The Church Grave (Slovene: Grobišče ob cerkvi) is located in the middle of the tree-lined avenue by the parish church. It contains the remains of a German soldier killed near Vipava during the war. The Zavetnik Farm Grave (Grobišče Zavetnikov grunt) lies in the woods below a vineyard, about 1 km north-northeast of the parish church. It contains the remains of the Slovene civilian Marija Krapež from Malo Polje, who was murdered by the Partisans in November 1943.
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Primus and Felician and belongs to the Koper Diocese.