Mali Vrh pri Šmarju explained

Official Name:Mali Vrh pri Šmarju
Other Name:Mali Vrh (until 1955)
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Grosuplje
Area Total Km2:0.84
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:362
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9828°N 14.599°W
Elevation M:376.7
Footnotes:[1]

Mali Vrh pri Šmarju (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈmaːli ˈʋəɾx pɾi ˈʃmaːɾju/; German: Kleingupf[2]) is a settlement just northwest of Šmarje–Sap in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Mali Vrh was attested in historical sources as Wenigen perk in 1453.[4] The name of the settlement was changed from Mali Vrh to Mali Vrh pri Šmarju in 1955.[5]

Cultural heritage

Evidence of an Iron Age hillfort has been found on Vrhovka Hill northeast of the settlement.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 112.
  3. http://www.grosuplje.si Grosuplje municipal site
  4. Web site: Mali Vrh . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . November 21, 2020.
  5. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  6. Web site: EŠD 11873 . Slovenian . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 1 July 2011.