Gorenje Vrhpolje (; german: Oberfeld
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 74.]) is a settlement southwest of
Šentjernej
Šentjernej ( or ; in older sources also ''Šent Jernej'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 72. german: Sankt Bartlmä) is a small tow ...
in southeastern
Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola. It is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Church
The local
church, built south of the village, is dedicated to
Saint Urban
Pope Urban I (175?–230) ( la, Urbanus I) was the bishop of Rome from 222 to 23 May 230.Kirsch, Johann Peter (1912). "Pope Urban I" in ''The Catholic Encyclopedia''. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company. He was born in Rome and succeeded ...
and belongs to the
Parish of Šentjernej. It is mentioned in written documents dating to 1439, but owes its current
Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
style to a major rebuilding in the 18th century. Fragments of the medieval
wall paintings are still visible on the exterior northern wall of the
nave.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2441
References
External links
Gorenje Vrhpolje on Geopedia
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Populated places in the Municipality of Šentjernej
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