Kamna Gorica () is a village in the

Municipality of Radovljica The Municipality of Radovljica (; ) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of northern Slovenia. The administrative seat of the municipality is the town of Radovljica.Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...

region of

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Church

The local church, dedicated to the

Holy Trinity The Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, , consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three ...

, was built in 1652 and enlarged in 1754. It has two altar paintings by

Matevž Langus Matevž (puréed beans with cracklings) is a Slovene national dish. The dish is typical of central Slovenia, especially of the Kočevje region. It is made of beans and potatoes. Its origins come from the 19th century. Originally, the lower soci ...

Mineral spring

A major quarry is located to the southwest of the village. Next to it, there is a

chalybeate Chalybeate () waters, also known as Iron oxide, ferruginous waters, are mineral spring waters containing salts of iron. Name The word ''chalybeate'' is derived from the Latin word for steel, , which follows from the Ancient Greek, Greek word ...

(iron-rich) water spring. According to the locals, it strengthens male potency, which has been extensively reported about by the prominent journalist .

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Kamna Gorica include: * Karl Josef Kappus (born 1668), lawyer, member of Academia operosorum Labacensium * Johannes Andreas Kappus (c. 1648–1713), Jesuit * Marcus Antonius Kappus (1657–1717), missionary * Vladimir Kapus (1885–1943), journalist, writer * (1808–1879), journalist, writer, poet * (1792–1855), painter * Franc Megušar (1876–1916), zoologist * (1880–1919), politician * (1912–1988), scales technician, precision mechanic, inventor, innovator, engraver * Aleksander Toman (1851–1931), agronomist, journalist *

Lovro Toman Lovro Toman (10 August 1827 – 15 August 1870) was a Slovenes, Slovene Romantic nationalist revolutionary activist during the Revolution of 1848, known as the person who in Ljubljana, at the Wolf Street (Ljubljana), Wolf Street 8, raised the Sl ...

(1827–1870), politician * Blaž Tomaževič (1909–1986), literary historian, teacher * Jožef Tomažovič Sr. (1774–1847), musician, teacher * (1784–1860), national awakener, priest * Ivan Varl (1923–1979), painter * (1853–1915), pipe organ builder

References

External links

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Kamna Gorica on GeopediaKamna Gorica official web page
Populated places in the Municipality of Radovljica {{Radovljica-geo-stub