Vrh pri Hinjah () is a small

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in the

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in southeastern

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. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Vrh'' to ''Vrh pri Hinjah'' in 1953.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to Saint Thomas and belongs to the

Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

of Hinje. It is a small 17th-century building with a 19th-century

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References

External links

Vrh pri Hinjah on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Žužemberk {{Žužemberk-geo-stub