Vrh Pri Površju
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Vrh pri Površju () is a settlement west of Raka in the
Municipality of Krško A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...
in eastern
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. The area is part of the traditional region of
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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
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.


Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Vrh'' to ''Vrh pri Površju'' in 1953.


Church

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 ...
is dedicated to
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() and belongs to the
Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...
of Raka. It is a
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church, built in the 18th century. Its
belfry The belfry /ˈbɛlfri/ is a structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of a building, usually as part of a bell tower or steeple. It can also refer to the entire tower or building, particularly in continental Europe for such a tower attached ...
was built in 1809.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2211


References


External links


Vrh pri Površju on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Krško {{Krško-geo-stub