Zavrh pod Šmarno Goro (; sl, Zavrh pod Šmarno goro) is a settlement in the

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in the

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region of

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Name

Zavrh pod Šmarno Goro was attested in written sources as ''Newdorf'' in 1372, ''Kollenperg'' in 1420, ''Padwercham'' in 1436, and ''Nasa orchim'' in 1456. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Zavrh'' to ''Zavrh pod Šmarno goro'' in 1955.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Zavrh pod Šmarno Goro include: *

Jakob Aljaž Jakob Aljaž (July 6, 1845 – May 4, 1927) was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, composer and mountaineer. Aljaž was born in a small Upper Carniolan village of Zavrh pod Šmarno Goro, northeast of Ljubljana, in what was then the Austrian Empi ...

(1845–1927), Roman Catholic priest, composer, and mountaineer

References

External links

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Zavrh pod Šmarno Goro on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Medvode {{Medvode-geo-stub