Polhov Gradec Hills Explained

The Polhov Gradec Hills (Slovenian: Polhograjsko hribovje, also Slovenian: Polhograjski Dolomiti, Slovenian: Polhograjci, and Slovenian: Pograjci) are a pre-Alpine hilly region of northwestern Slovenia. To the north they border the Škofja Loka Hills, and to the south they border the Ljubljana Basin and the Ljubljana Marsh. The largest watercourse is the Gradaščica River. In 1971, a proposal was put forward to protect the region as a nature park, but it was never formally adopted.^[1]

Name

The hills are named after Polhov Gradec, the central settlement in the range. In German, they were known as the Billichgra(t)zer Gebirge^{[2] [3]} or Billichgra(t)zer Bergen^{[4] [5]} (both based on the German name for Polhov Gradec). Slovene geographers have rejected the Slovene name Polhograjski Dolomiti (literally, Polhov Gradec Dolomites) as inappropriate.^[6]

Peaks

• Tošč (1021m (3,350feet))
• Pasja Ravan (1020m (3,350feet))
• Grmada (898m (2,946feet))
• Mount Polhov Gradec (Slovenian: Polhograjska gora), also Mount St. Lawrence (Slovenian: Gora sv. Lovrenca; 824m (2,703feet))

Notes and References

1. Book: Doles, Maja . Krajinski park v času: Primer Krajinski park Polhograjski Dolomiti: diplomsko delo. 2008 . Landscape Park in the Course of Time: Case Study Landscape Park Polhov Gradec Dolomites: Graduation Thesis [sic]. Department of Landscape Architecture, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana.
2. Book: Müllner . Alfons . Emona: archaeologische Studien aus Krain . 1879 . Kleinmayr . Ljubljana . 10.
3. Book: Sima . Johann . Im Billichgrazer Gebirge: Berg- und Talwanderungen . 1892 . Ljubljana.
4. Book: Die Österreichisch-ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild. Vol. 8: Kärnten und Krain . 1891 . Druck und Verlag der k. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei . Vienna . 279.
5. Book: Voss . Wilhelm . Versuch einer Geschichte der Botanik in Krain (1754 bis 1883) . 1884 . Kleinmayr . Ljubljana . 47.
6. Gabrovec . Matej . Pomen reliefa za geografsko podobo Polhograjskega hribovja . Geografski Zbornik . 1990 . 30 . 11 . December 1, 2022.