Vrhpeč Explained

Official Name:Vrhpeč
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:Mirna Peč
Area Total Km2:1.01
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:67
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.877°N 15.0616°W
Elevation M:303
Footnotes:[1]

Vrhpeč (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋəɾxpɛtʃ/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Mirna Peč 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 local church is built on a hill north of the settlement on which evidence of a prehistoric Iron Age hillfort has been found. It is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Parish of Trebnje. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526 and was restyled in the Baroque in the 18th century.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.mirnapec.si/ Mirna Peč municipal site
  3. Web site: EŠD 2603 . sl . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 27 April 2011.