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| Višnja Gora | |||
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| Coordinates: 45°57′28.66″N 14°44′32.03″E / 45.9579611°N 14.7422306°ECoordinates: 45°57′28.66″N 14°44′32.03″E / 45.9579611°N 14.7422306°E | |||
| Country |  Slovenia |
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| Traditional region | Lower Carniola | ||
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia | ||
| Municipality | Ivančna Gorica | ||
| Town | 9th June 1478 | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| • Total | 813 | ||
| Post code | SI-1294 | ||
| Area code(s) | 01 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
| Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. | |||
Višnja Gora (German: Weichselburg, also Weichselberg) is a settlement in the Ivančna Gorica municipality in central Slovenia. It is one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenian statistical region.[1]
The settlement, located in Višnjica Valley 20 km southeast of Ljubljana just south of the A2 Slovenian motorway. The old centre is built on a hill (384 m ) under the ruins of Stari grad (The Old Castle),[2] once home of the Višnja Gora knights. Nearby is the Kosca Valley with the highest waterfall on a travertine foundation in Slovenia.
Regular long-distance bus and rail-lines are connecting Višnja Gora to Ivančna Gorica and Ljubljana.
Višnja Gora was granted town rights in 1478. In the same period coat of arms showing a masoned wall with doors and two roofed towers was adopted. The snail representing a local legend was added later. The citizens of the town were given a golden snail shell for nursing Venetian doge's son wounded in the Battle of Sisak (1593) by his relatives. The golden shell has since been lost, but the legend remains.
Josip Jurčič, author of the first Slovene novel Deseti brat, attented the primary school in Višnja Gora. 13 km long Jurčič path is named after him. Part of the path has been recently turned into forest trail known as Po poteh višnjanskega polža. Ive Krevs, Yugoslavian Olympic athlete, was also born in Višnja Gora.
[edit] References
- ^ Ivančna Gorica Municipality site
- ^ "EŠD 9674" (in Slovene). Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?ESD=9674&submit.x=0&submit.y=0. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
[edit] External links
- Višnja Gora (The Official Website)
- Višnja Gora (The Official Travel Guide by Slovenian Tourist Board)
- Višnja Gora (images at burger.net)
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