Ludranski Vrh () is a

dispersed settlement A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a numb ...

in the hills south of

Črna na Koroškem Črna na Koroškem (; german: Schwarzenbach) is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Črna na Koroškem. It lies in the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia, close to the border with Austria. Since 2005 it has ...

in the Carinthia region in northern

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

Name

The name ''Ludranski Vrh'' is believed to be a corruption of ''Luteranski Vrh'' (literally, 'Lutheran Peak'). In the past, there were many

Lutherans Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched ...

living in the area around Črna na Koroškem.

Landmarks

Najevnik linden tree

The Najevnik linden tree ( sl, Najevska lipa, Najevnikov lipovec) in Ludranski Vrh, an about 700 years old ''

Tilia cordata ''Tilia cordata'', the small-leaved lime or small-leaved linden, is a species of tree in the family Malvaceae, native to much of Europe. Other common names include little-leaf or littleleaf linden, or traditionally in South East England, pry or p ...

'', is the tree with the largest girth in Slovenia (10.70 meters; its height is 24 m). The tree is named after the Najevnik Farm. It is a prominent

veteran tree A veteran () is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in a particular occupation or field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in a military. A military veteran that h ...

reminiscent of the Ottoman invasions and the legendary

King Matjaž King Matjaž/Mátyás/Matijaš ( sl, Kralj Matjaž, hu, Mátyás király, hr, Kralj Matijaš) is a legendary king in Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia and in some other countries, based on pre-Christian traditions of Carantania and in course of centu ...

. It is a place of cultural events, and every July or June a national meeting of Slovene politicians takes place under it.

References

External links

Ludranski Vrh on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Črna na Koroškem {{ČrnanaKoroškem-geo-stub