Stara Vrhnika (; german: Altoberlaibach
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120.]) is a
village
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north of
Vrhnika
Vrhnika (; german: Oberlaibach;''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120. la, Nauportus) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Muni ...
in the
Inner Carniola
Inner Carniola ( sl, Notranjska; german: Innerkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the ...
region of
Slovenia
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. It includes the hamlets of Kuren (or Koren), Podčelo, and Razor.
Name
The name ''Stara Vrhnika'' literally means 'old Vrhnika'. Stara Vrhnika was attested in Latin church records as ''ex superiore Verchnik'', and as ''Alt Oberlaibach oder Gorena Verchnik'' between 1764 and 1783. The village was originally called ''Gornja Vrhnika'' or ''Zgornja Vrhnika'' (literally, 'upper Vrhnika') in Slovene, referring to its position about 30 meters above neighboring Vrhnika. With the arrival of the German-speaking Habsburgs, Vrhnika became known as ''Oberlaibach'' (literally, 'upper Ljubljana'), which would have made the German designation for Stara Vrhnika the semantically awkward ''Ober-Oberlaibach''. It was therefore called ''Alt Oberlaibach'' (literally, 'old upper Ljubljana') in German, and this was the source of the Slovene name ''Stara Vrhnika''.
Church
The local church in Stara Vrhnika is dedicated to
Saint Leonard
Leonard of Noblac (also Leonard of Limoges or Leonard of Noblet; also known as Lienard, Linhart, Leonhard, Léonard, Leonardo, Annard; died 559), is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haut ...
. It was first mentioned in written sources in 1526.
A second church on Kuren Hill west of the settlement is dedicated to
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-da ...
. It has a flat painted wooden ceiling with poorly preserved paintings from the 16th century.
Both churches belong to the
Parish
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of Vrhnika.
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Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Stara Vrhnika include:
* Floris Oblak (1924–2006), painter[Kulturno društvo Stara Vrhnika](_blank)
* Fran Ogrin (1880–?), technical writer and journalistSimon Ogrin
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
(1851–1930), painter
References
External links
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Stara Vrhnika on GeopediaStara Vrhnika Local Community site
Populated places in the Municipality of Vrhnika
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