Vrhovo pri Žužemberku () is a small settlement above the left bank of the Krka River in the

Municipality of Žužemberk The Municipality of Žužemberk (; ) is a municipality southeast of the capital of Ljubljana in southeastern Slovenia. Its seat is the town of Žužemberk. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now inclu ...

in southeastern

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. The area is part of the historical region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Vrhovo'' to ''Vrhovo pri Žužemberku'' in 1953.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to the Holy Cross and belongs to the

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of Žužemberk. It is a medieval building first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526. It was completely restyled in the

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in the 17th century.

References

External links

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Vrhovo pri Žužemberku on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Žužemberk {{Žužemberk-geo-stub