Kamna Gorica, Radovljica Explained
| Official Name: | Kamna Gorica |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Radovljica |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Total: | 527 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.3174°N 14.1939°W |
| Elevation M: | 538 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Kamna Gorica (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈkaːmna ɡɔˈɾiːtsa/) is a village in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Church
The local church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was built in 1652 and enlarged in 1754. It has two altar paintings by Matevž Langus.[2]
Mineral spring
A major quarry is located to the southwest of the village. Next to it, there is a chalybeate (iron-rich) water spring. According to the locals, it strengthens male potency, which has been extensively reported about by the prominent journalist .[3] [4]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Kamna Gorica include:
- Karl Josef Kappus (born 1668), lawyer, member of Academia operosorum Labacensium
- Johannes Andreas Kappus (c. 1648–1713), Jesuit
- Marcus Antonius Kappus (1657–1717), missionary
- Vladimir Kapus (1885–1943), journalist, writer
- (1808–1879), journalist, writer, poet
- (1792–1855), painter
- Franc Megušar (1876–1916), zoologist
- (1880–1919), politician
- (1912–1988), scales technician, precision mechanic, inventor, innovator, engraver
- Aleksander Toman (1851–1931), agronomist, journalist
- Lovro Toman (1827–1870), politician
- Blaž Tomaževič (1909–1986), literary historian, teacher
- Jožef Tomažovič Sr. (1774–1847), musician, teacher
- (1784–1860), national awakener, priest
- Ivan Varl (1923–1979), painter
- (1853–1915), pipe organ builder
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- http://www.ng-slo.si/en/default.asp?id=236&prikaz=opis&p=1 National Gallery of Slovenia site
- News: V teh 5 slovenskih krajih izvira zdravilna železna voda . Primož . Hieng . sl . In These Five Slovenian Towns, the Healing Iron Water Springs . Onaplus . 4 March 2022.
- News: Mar pod smrekami res izvira moška voda? . 29 July 2009 . sl . Is there Really The Men's Water Springing up Under the Spruce Trees? . Dnevnik.si.
