Kamna Gorica, Radovljica
Kamna Gorica | |
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  Kamna Gorica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′2.6″N 14°11′37.98″E / 46.317389°N 14.1938833°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Radovljica |
| Elevation | 538 m (1,765 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 538 |
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Kamna Gorica (pronounced [ˈkaːmna ɡɔˈɾiːtsa]) is a village in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Church
The local church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was built in 1652 and enlarged in 1754. It has two altar paintings by Matevž Langus.[2]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Kamna Gorica include:
- Karl Josef Kappus (born 1668), lawyer, member of Academia operosorum Labacensium
- Johannes Andreas Kappus (c. 1648–1713), jesuit
- Marcus Antonius Kappus (1657–1717), missionary
- Vladimir Kapus (1885–1943), journalist, writer
- Leopold Kordeš (1808–1879), journalist, writer, poet
- Matevž Langus (1792–1855), painter
- Franc Megušar (1876–1916), zoologist
- Lovro Pogačnik (1880–1919), politician
- Franc Pretnar (1912–1988), scales technician, precision mechanic, inventor, innovator, engraver
- Aleksander Toman (1851–1931), agronomist, journalist
- Lovro Toman (1827–1870), politician
- Blaž Tomaževič (1909–1986), literary historian, teacher
- Jožef Tomažovič Sr. (1774–1847), musician, teacher
- Jernej Uršič (1784–1860), national awakener, priest
- Ivan Varl (1923–1979), painter
- Ignacij Zupan (1853–1915), pipe organ builder
References
External links
Media related to Kamna Gorica at Wikimedia Commons- Kamna Gorica at Geopedia
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