Mount Polhov Gradec ( sl, (Polhograjska) Gora, ''Polhograjska gora'', or ''Pograjska gora''), also known as Mount Saint Lawrence ( sl, Sveti Lovrenc, ), is a hill in the

Polhov Gradec Hills The Polhov Gradec Hills ( sl, Polhograjsko hribovje, also , , and ) are a pre-Alpine hilly region of northwestern Slovenia. To the north they border the Škofja Loka Hills, and to the south they border the Ljubljana Basin and the Ljubljana Marsh. ...

. It rises above the town of

Polhov Gradec Polhov Gradec (; german: Billichgra(t)z''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 118.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov G ...

Church

There is a church dedicated to

Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. "Laurel wreath, laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the Persecution of Christians, perse ...

at the top of the hill. The church was first mentioned in written sources in 1526.

Cultural heritage

In addition to Saint Lawrence's Church, other cultural heritage features registered on Mount Polhov Gradec include the following: * The Potok

Chapel-Shrine A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mo ...

()—also known as the Logar Chapel-Shrine () or Gora Chapel-Shrine ()—dates from 1892. It stands between two large linden trees at house no. 18, northeast of the church. * The Mount Saint Lawrence archaeological site ( sl, Arheološko najdišče Gora sv. Lovrenca) encompasses the summit of the hill. It consists of the remnants of a late Roman-era fortified settlement on the northeast slope below the church with the remains of a defensive wall and smithy.

References

External links

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Mount Polhov Gradec on Geopedia.siMount Polhov Gradec on Hribi.net, Routes and photos

Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec {{Slovenia-geo-stub