Križ (;
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 86.]) 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 num ...
in the forested hills above the right bank of the
Mirna River in the
Municipality of Sevnica
The Municipality of Sevnica () is a municipality along the Sava and the Mirna Rivers in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Sevnica. Today it is part of the Lower Sava Statistical Region. It is the 12th-largest mu ...
in central
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
. Traditionally, this area south of the
Mirna Valley
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is part of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region in Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south an ...
. It comprises the hamlets of Voznik and Kovačev Hrib at Voznik Hill () and Kovač Hill () to the west of it. Other hamlets are Artiče, Gradišče, Košele, Plavne, Reber, and Veliki Vrh. These stand on the hill ridges.
Kovačev Hrib Church
A church built by the people evicted by the Germans during World War II in gratitude for their return home stands in the hamlet of Kovačev Hrib. It is dedicated to the
Mary Help of Christians
Mary may refer to:
People
* Mary (name), a female given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religion
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
* Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Bless ...
and belongs to the
Parish of Tržišče.
It can accommodate 50 people.
The little church was originally built in 1953. After the authorities in the
Socialist Republic of Slovenia
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wanted to demolish it, a local man went to
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito ( ; , ), was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who served in various positions of national leadership from 1943 unti ...
personally, who said to him: "If it is standing, then let it stand and don't demolish it." This was enough to preserve the building.
From 2011 to 2012, due to its poor condition, the church was rebuilt.
The Russian artist Elena Sigmund, living in
Budna Vas, made new stained glass for the church.
On 7 October 2012, it was blessed by the
Bishop of Novo Mesto,
Andrej Glavan.
Gallery
File:Blessing of the church at Kovač Hill.jpg, Blessing of the church in Kovačev Hrib
File:Brezje in Kamenica s Kovačevega Hriba.jpg, View from Kovačev Hrib toward the east
References
External links
*
Križ on Geopedia
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Populated places in the Municipality of Sevnica