Vrhovo pri Šentlovrencu

Vrhovo pri Šentlovrencu
Vrhovo pri Šentlovrencu
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°56′17.38″N 14°55′40.91″E / 45.9381611°N 14.9280306°E / 45.9381611; 14.9280306Coordinates: 45°56′17.38″N 14°55′40.91″E / 45.9381611°N 14.9280306°E / 45.9381611; 14.9280306
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Trebnje
Area
 • Total 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation 310.5 m (1,018.7 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 38
[1]

Vrhovo pri Šentlovrencu (pronounced [ʋəɾˈxɔːʋɔ pɾi ʃɛnˈtloːu̯ɾɛntsu] or [ʋəɾˈxɔːʋɔ pɾi ʃənˈtloːu̯ɾɛntsu]; German: Werchow[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Temenica River west of Šentlovrenc. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Vrhovo to Vrhovo pri Šentlovrencu in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Werchow.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 102.
  3. ↑ Trebnje municipal site
  4. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


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