Vrh pri Fari

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Vrh pri Fari
Vrh pri Fari is located in Slovenie
Vrh pri Fari
Vrh pri Fari
Location in Slovenie
Coordinates: 45°29′22.81″N 14°54′4.36″E / 45.4896694°N 14.9012111°E / 45.4896694; 14.9012111Coordinates: 45°29′22.81″N 14°54′4.36″E / 45.4896694°N 14.9012111°E / 45.4896694; 14.9012111
Kintra Slovenie
Tradeetional regionLawer Carniola
Statistical regionSootheast Slovenie
MunicipalityKostel
Area
 • Total0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Elevation
414 m (1,358 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total22
[1]

Vrh pri Fari (pronounced [ˈvəɾx pɾi ˈfaːɾi]; German: Werch[2]) is a smaw veelage in the hills abuin the left bank o the Kolpa River in the Kostel in soothren Slovenie. The aurie is pairt o the tradeetional region o Lawer Carniola an is nou includit in the Sootheast Slovenie Statistical Region.[3]

Name[eedit | eedit soorce]

The name o the dounset wis chyngit frae Vrh tae Vrh pri Fari in 1953.[4] In the past the German name wis Werch.[2]

Kirk[eedit | eedit soorce]

The local kirk, biggit on a promontory owerleukin the Kolpa Valley northeast o the dounset, is dedicatit tae Saunt Nicholas (Slovene: sveti Miklavž, kent locally as sveti Mikula an aw) an belangs tae the Pairish o Fara pri Kočevju. It dates tae the 18t hunderyear.[5]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 36.
  3. Kostel municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1811

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