Vrh pri Višnji Gori (; german: Greifenberg
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 100.]) is a settlement in the hills to the north above
Višnja Gora
Višnja Gora (; german: Weixelburg,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 96, 99. also ''Weichselburg'', ''Weichselberg'') is a town in th ...
in the
Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
The Municipality of Ivančna Gorica (; sl, Občina Ivančna Gorica) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ivančna Gorica. Ivančna Gorica became a municipa ...
in central
Slovenia
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. The area is part of the historical region of
Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Vrh'' to ''Vrh pri Višnji Gori'' in 1953. In the past the German name was ''Greifenberg''.
Cultural heritage
A number of
Late Bronze Age and
Early Iron Age graves
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have been found in and around the village. An inventory of the graves and finds is kept by the
Vienna Museum of Natural History
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Notable people
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Sašo Hribar (1960–2023), Slovenian media personality and comedian
References
External links
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Vrh pri Višnji Gori on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
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