Official Name: | Vrhovo pri Žužemberku |
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: | 1.05 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 27 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 45.8517°N 14.9015°W |
Elevation M: | 272.1 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Vrhovo pri Žužemberku (pronounced as /sl/) is a small settlement above the left bank of the Krka River 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]
The name of the settlement was changed from Vrhovo to Vrhovo pri Žužemberku in 1953.[3]
The local church is dedicated to the Holy Cross and belongs to the Parish of Žužemberk. It is a medieval building first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526. It was completely restyled in the Baroque in the 17th century.[4]