Lesno Brdo (; german: Hölzenegg''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 116.) is a settlement in the

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in the Inner Carniola region of

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. A small part of the settlement is in the neighbouring Municipality of Vrhnika.

Church

The local church is built in the Horjul side of the settlement and is dedicated to the

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. It belongs to the

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of Vrhnika and stands below Ferjan Hill ( sl, Ferjanov grič). It was first mentioned in written sources in 1526. The keystone over the entryway bears the year 1542 and the interior furnishings date from the 18th century.

Cultural heritage

In addition to the Church of the Assumption, several other structures in Lesno Brdo have protected cultural monument status: *Ferjan Hill is classified as a potential archaeological site with a prehistoric settlement. The same archaeological site encompasses the former 17th-century Lesno Brdo mansion (), which used to stand next to the church. A new house was built over its foundations after the Second World War. *Baumkircher Tower (, german: Baumkircherthurn) was a 14th-century castle. It was destroyed by order of Frederick III when he had the owner, Andreas Baumkircher, executed as a conspirator in 1471. The defensive moat of the castle is still visible. *A concrete

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serves as a monument to the Kucler family. It contains part of the door casing of the Kucler farmhouse, burned in 1942. The parents and five of their sons were killed during the Second World War. A metal plaque was added to the monument in 1982. It stands in an orchard next to the house at Lesno Brdo no. 61. Antonija Celar Kucler (1896–1942) was proclaimed a People's Hero of Yugoslavia on 21 July 1953 for her role in running a

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checkpoint and storehouse at her home."Antonia Kucler". 1987. ''Naš casopis. Glasilo socialistične zveze delovnega ljudstva Občine Vrhnika'' 15(143) (May 1987), pp. 4–5. File:Lesno Brdo Horjul Slovenia - chapel-shrine.JPG,

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below Ferjan Hill

References

External links

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Lesno Brdo on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Horjul {{Horjul-geo-stub