Grave of Vinko Poljanec at the Cemetery St. Kanzian am Klopeinersee/Škocjan in Podjuni

Vinko Poljanec was born on 26 March 1876 in St. Urban b. Pettau in the Untersteiermark. After completing his gymnasium, he decided to become a clergyman. From 1908, he was active as a parish priest in St. Kanzian am Klopeiner See/Škocjan v Podjuni. In addition, he was politically active and served as a member of the Kärntner Landtag for the Party of the Carinthian Slovenes between 1921 and 1927. He continued to advocate for the interests of this ethnic group even afterwards. In March 1938, Poljanec was accused of smuggling and arrested by the National Socialists. After several weeks, the proceedings against him were discontinued and he was released. He died in a Klagenfurt hospital in August of the same year. Whether his death was connected with his imprisonment could not be conclusively proven. Vinko Poljanec was buried in the cemetery of St. Kanzian/Škocjan.