Babno Polje

Babno Polje is a village in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, on the border with Croatia.

Name

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

Church

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

Climate

Statistically, Babno Polje is the coldest inhabited settlement in Slovenia. It holds the record for the lowest officially verified temperature in Slovenia, of, recorded on two separate occasions, and 15-16 Feb 1956.
Babno Polje has a humid continental climate .