Vrhnika pri Ložu explained

Official Name:Vrhnika pri Ložu
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:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Littoral–Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Loška Dolina
Area Total Km2:9.53
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:149
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7043°N 14.5055°W
Elevation M:582.3
Footnotes:[1]

Vrhnika pri Ložu (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋəɾxnika pɾi ˈloːʒu/, German: Werchnik[2]) is a village southeast of Stari Trg in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier and belongs to the Parish of Stari Trg. Its construction was begun in 1735.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vrhnika pri Ložu 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 . 132.
  3. http://www.loska-dolina.si/ Loška Dolina municipal site
  4. http://www.druzina.si/icd/spletnastran.nsf/all/D85EA1A9760204D8C12572030034F708?OpenDocument Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
  5. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 58.
  6. http://www.kjuc.si/download/brestov-obzornik/brestov-obzornik_1981-5.pdf Troha, B. 1981. "Feliks Razdrih - 80 let." Brestov Obzornik 15(164) (29 May): 5.