Vrh pri Hinjah explained

Official Name:Vrh pri Hinjah
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Žužemberk
Area Total Km2:2.39
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:49
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8016°N 14.8919°W
Elevation M:472.3
Footnotes:[1]

Vrh pri Hinjah (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋəɾx pɾi ˈxiːnjax/) is a small village in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Vrh to Vrh pri Hinjah in 1953.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Thomas and belongs to the Parish of Hinje. It is a small 17th-century building with a 19th-century altar.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.zuzemberk.si/ Žužemberk municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Web site: EŠD 1838 . sl . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 19 April 2011.