Visoko, Šenčur Explained

Official Name:Visoko
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:Šenčur
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:802
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2744°N 14.4179°W
Elevation M:430.5
Footnotes:[1]

Visoko (pronounced as /sl/; German: Waisach[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Šenčur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Geography

Visoko is a ribbon village along the road from Kranj to Zgornje Jezersko, with additional road connections to Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Šenčur, and Suha pri Predosljah. Significant construction of houses along the road to Cerklje na Gorenjskem took place after the Second World War. The Kokra River flows past the village to the west, where it powered two grain mills and a sawmill in the past.[3] The highest elevation in the village is at Hrib Hill (451m (1,480feet)) southeast of the village center.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Vitus and was built in 1861 on the site of an earlier church.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Visoko include:

External links

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 . 58.
  3. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 171.
  4. http://www.sencur.si/predstavitev/naravna-in-kulturna-dediscina/cerkev-sv-vida Šenčur municipal site