Vrh (, in older sources ''Verh per Gumnišči'',
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 102.]) is a former
village
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in eastern
Slovenia
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in the
Municipality of Trebnje
The Municipality of Trebnje (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The seat of the municipality is the town of Trebnje.
The municipality was established on 3 October 1994. It was increased in size on 6 Aug ...
. It is now part of the village of
Gombišče.
It is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
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and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region
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.
Geography
Vrh lies northwest of the village center of Gombišče, above a karst solution valley and the village of
Velike Dole.
Vrh Hill (elevation: ) rises just east of the houses in the settlement. Šmarnica Creek, which has its source at springs in neighboring
Stehanja Vas, flows through the settlement and then to Velike Dole, where it disappears into the ground.
Name
The name ''Vrh'' (from the common noun ''vrh'' 'peak') is common in Slovenia, referring to the local geography.
History
Vrh was annexed by Gombišče in 1953, ending its existence as a separate settlement.
References
External links
Vrh on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Trebnje
Former settlements in Slovenia
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