Vrh pri Višnji Gori (;
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 100.]) is a settlement in the hills to the north above
Višnja Gora
Višnja Gora (; ,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 96, 99. also ''Weichselburg'', ''Weichselberg'') is a town in the Municipality of ...
in the
Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
The Municipality of Ivančna Gorica (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ivančna Gorica. Ivančna Gorica became a municipality in 1995.
Settlements
I ...
in central
Slovenia
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. The area is part of the historical region of
Lower Carniola
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. The municipality is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
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Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km2, with a central po ...
.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Vrh'' to ''Vrh pri Višnji Gori'' in 1953. In the past the German name was ''Greifenberg''.
Cultural heritage
A number of
Late Bronze Age
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and
Early Iron Age
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graves
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have been found in and around the village. An inventory of the graves and finds is kept by the
Vienna Museum of Natural History
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Notable people
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Sašo Hribar (1960–2023), Slovenian media personality and comedian
References
External links
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Vrh pri Višnji Gori on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
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