Vnanje Gorice (; german: Außergoritz''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 south of the capital

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in central

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. It is located in the Ljubljana Marsh landscape park. The entire

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is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Name

The name ''Vnanje Gorice'' literally means 'outer 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

Notranje Gorice 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 Municipality of Brezovica in centr ...

(literally, 'inner hills') to the southwest. The name is derived from the Slovene common noun ''gorica'' 'hill', a diminutive of ''gora'' 'mountain'. The settlement was known as ''Außergoritz'' in German in the past.

Church

The local

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was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526, but the current building dates to the second half of the 19th century. It is currently dedicated to the

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but was previously dedicated to Saint Sebastian. The church was remodeled in the Baroque style in 1742 and it was expanded in 1896. The side altars were created by

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in 1856, and the church was painted by Janez Šubic in 1870. The church is surrounded by a cemetery.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vnanje Gorice include: * Edvard Gregorin (1897–1960), theater actor, director, and playwright * Valentin Kermavner (1835–1908), classical philologist and translator * Janek Musek (born 1945), psychologist * Jože Skubic (a.k.a. Edi) (1896–1944),

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References

External links

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