Uršlja Gora () 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 ...
on the northern slopes of
Mount St. Ursula southwest of
Kotlje in the
Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem
The Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem () is a municipality in the traditional region of Carinthia (Slovenia), Carinthia in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ravne na Koroškem. Ravne na Koroškem became a municipalit ...
in the
Carinthia
Carinthia ( ; ; ) is the southernmost and least densely populated States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The Lake Wolayer is a mountain lake on the Carinthian side of the Carnic Main ...
region in northern
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 ...
. The local
church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...
from which the settlement and the mountain get their name is dedicated to
Saint Ursula
Ursula (Latin for 'little she-bear') was a Romano-British virgin and martyr possibly of royal origin. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion. Her feast day in the pre-1970 G ...
, but lies under the peak of the hill in the neighbouring settlement of
Jazbina.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 3393
References
External links
Uršlja Gora on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem
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