Vrhpeč () is a settlement in the

Municipality of Mirna Peč The Municipality of Mirna Peč (; ) is a municipality in southeast Slovenia, located in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The seat of the municipality, which was established in 1998, is Mirna Peč. With an estimated population of 2,800, t ...

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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. The local

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is built on a hill north of the settlement on which evidence of a prehistoric

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has been found. It is dedicated to

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and belongs to the Parish of

Trebnje Trebnje (, ) is a town in southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the Temenica River in the traditional region of Lower Carniola, and is the seat of the Municipality of Trebnje. The area was already settled in Antiquity. The modern settlement develo ...

. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526 and was restyled in the

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in the 18th century.

References

External links

Vrhpeč on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Mirna Peč {{MirnaPec-geo-stub