Šentviška Gora ( or , in order sources ''Svetoviška Gora'', german: Sankt Veitsberg) is the main settlement in the hills between the valleys of the Bača and

Idrijca The Juridical is a river flowing through the Idrija Hills and Cerkno Hills. It is long. It rises near Vojsko, flows towards northeast and after passing through Idrija turns to the northwest. After passing through Spodnja Idrija and Cerkno it ...

rivers, known as the ( sl, Šentviška planota) or Šentviška Gora Plateau (''Šentviškogorska planota''), in the Municipality of

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in the

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region of

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Church

The

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, from which the settlement and the entire

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gets its name, is dedicated to

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and belongs to the Koper

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.Koper Diocese list of churches
/ref> It was first mentioned as the seat of the parish in documents dating to 1192, although the current building is Baroque in style. Its interior was painted in the early 20th century by

Tone Kralj Tone Kralj (23 August 1900 – 9 September 1975) was a Slovene sculptor and painter also known for his wall paintings and illustrations. Kralj was born in Zagorica near Dobrepolje in Lower Carniola in 1900. He studied sculpture in Prague b ...

Notable people

Although he was probably born in Ribnica in southern

, a Slovene folk tradition claims Šentviška Gora as the birthplace of the composer Jacobus Gallus.

References

External links

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Šentviška Gora on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Tolmin {{Tolmin-geo-stub