Notranje Gorice (; german: Innergoritz)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 104. is a settlement in the

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in central

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. It lies in the

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lands south of the capital

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. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. It includes the hamlets of Pri Ljubljanici (along the road to

Log pri Brezovici Log pri Brezovici () is a settlement southwest of Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Log-Dragomer in the Inner Carniola region. The territory of the settlement is traversed by the A1 motorway, whi ...

), Pod Kamnom (on both sides of the railroad tracks near the railroad station), Vrtovi (below the railroad tracks), Gmajna (in the marsh to the northeast), and Žabnica (below Plešivica Hill).

Name

The name ''Notranje Gorice'' literally means 'inner hills', referring to a cluster of hills in the Ljubljana Marsh: Plešivica Hill, Big Peak ( sl, Veliki Vrh), Gulč Hill, and others. The name distinguishes the settlement from neighboring Vnanje Gorice (literally, 'outer hills') to the northeast. The name is derived from the Slovene common noun ''gorica'' 'hill', a diminutive of ''gora'' 'mountain'. The settlement was known as ''Innergoritz'' in German in the past.

History

The remnants of Bronze Age

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s were discovered behind the Oblak house in Notranje Gorice in 1907 and 1908, testifying to early settlement of the area. Additional prehistoric finds include a boat discovered at the Mrak farm in 1932 and additional stilt houses in 1953 while regulating the Kušlan Canal. The former bed of the Ljubljanica River, which was rerouted to Podpeč by the Romans, runs through the southern part of the settlement. The settlement was attested in written sources in 1197 and 1202 as a property of St. Paul's Abbey in Carinthia. Schooling was established in 1902, and a schoolhouse was built in 1905 (and renovated in 1928). During the Second World War, Italian forces burned several houses in the settlement. A monument along the road to Podpeč marks the site where 11 hostages were shot during the war.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to

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and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was first mentioned in 1453, but the current building was extensively rebuilt in 1861.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 1674 The main altar was created by Celestin Mis using Baroque statuary. The church's statues of Saint Martin and the Virgin Mary date from the late 15th century.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Notranje Gorice include: * Janže Novak (1893–1934), politician

References

External links

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Notranje Gorice on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Brezovica {{Brezovica-geo-stub