Vrba, Žirovnica
Vrba | |
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Village | |
Vrba from an airplane | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′N 14°09′E / 46.383°N 14.150°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Žirovnica |
| First mentioned | 1247 |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 196 |
Vrba (pronounced [ˈʋə̀ɾba]; German: Velben) is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniolan region of Slovenia. It was first mentioned in written sources from 1247 and is a typical example of a compact Alpine village. The Slovene national poet France Prešeren, who was born in the village, dedicated the sonnet "O Vrba" to the village, the first of his Sonnets of Misfortune.