Krašnji Vrh Explained

Official Name:Krašnji Vrh
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:White Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Metlika
Area Total Km2:2.35
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:29
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7027°N 15.3493°W
Elevation M:498.3
Postal Code:8330
Footnotes:[1]

Krašnji Vrh (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈkɾaːʃnji ˈʋəɾx/; German: Kraschenberg[2]) is a small village in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia, right on the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Geography

Krašnji Vrh is a clustered village at the southwest foot of the Žumberak Mountains. Nearby elevations include Crow Peak (Vranji vrh) and Rtič Hill. A band of marl passes through the area, which otherwise has a limestone character and karst features. Fields lie on terraces below the village. There are pastures and wooded land to the north.[4] A karst cave known as "The Man's House" (Moževa hiša) or Wild Man Cave (Jama divjega moža) lies near the village, and Orehovec Spring below the village supplies drinking water.[4]

Name

The name Krašnji Vrh means 'cliff peak, rocky peak', referring to the local geography.[5]

Church

The local church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Parish of Radovica. It was built in the 18th century.[6] The main altar dates to 1865 and is the work of Jernej Jereb (1838–1929). The Stations of the Cross were painted by Anton Postl (18th c.).[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Krašnji Vrh include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 12.
  3. http://www.metlika.si Metlika municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 454–455.
  5. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 212.
  6. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  7. http://www.slovenska-biografija.si/oseba/sbi504966/ Slovenski biografski leksikon: Anton Ivan Režek