Starihov Vrh

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Starihov Vrh
Starihov Vrh is located in Slovenia
Starihov Vrh
Starihov Vrh
Location in Slovenia
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Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Semič
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.
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