Zavrh pod Šmarno Goro (; sl, Zavrh pod Šmarno goro) is a settlement in the
Municipality of Medvode
The Municipality of Medvode (; sl, Občina Medvode) is a municipality in the traditional region of Upper Carniola in north-central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Medvode. Medvode became a municipality in 1994.
Settlements ...
in the
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...
region of
Slovenia
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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:
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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
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