Beli Grič (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 82.) is a small settlement in the

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in southeastern

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. The area is part of the historical region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Križ'' (literally, 'Holy Cross') to ''Beli Grič'' (literally, 'white hill') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. In the past the German name was ''Heiligenkreuz''.

Church

The local

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in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Cross () and belongs to the

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of Mokronog. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526 and was extended in the 17th century and restyled in the

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in the 18th century.

References

External links

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Beli Grič on Geopedia

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beli Gric Populated places in the Municipality of Mokronog-Trebelno