Starihov Vrh

Starihov Vrh
Starihov Vrh is located in Slovenia
Starihov Vrh
Starihov Vrh
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°37′49.45″N 15°10′24.65″E / 45.6304028°N 15.1735139°E / 45.6304028; 15.1735139
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalitySemič
Area
 • Total
0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Elevation
234.6 m (769.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
16
[1]

Starihov Vrh (pronounced [staˈɾiːxɔu̯ ˈʋəɾx]; German: Starichaberg[2]) is a settlement south of Semič in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The Municipality of Semič is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Church

The local church, built on a hill with a cemetery east of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Roch (Slovene: sveti Rok) and belongs to the Parish of Semič. It dates to the 17th century and was mentioned by Johann Weikhard von Valvasor in his Glory of the Duchy of Carniola.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 6.
  3. ^ Semič municipal site
  4. ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 47.
  5. ^ "EŠD 2258". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
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