Krašnji Vrh

Krašnji Vrh
Krašnji Vrh Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°42′9.73″N 15°20′57.45″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	White Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Metlika
Area
• Total	2.35 km^2 (0.91 sq mi)
Elevation	498.3 m (1,634.8 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	29
[1]

Krašnji Vrh (pronounced [ˈkɾaːʃnji ˈʋəɾx]; German: Kraschenberg[2]) is a small village in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia, right on the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Geography

Krašnji Vrh is a clustered village at the southwest foot of the Žumberak Mountains. Nearby elevations include Crow Peak (Vranji vrh) and Rtič Hill. A band of marl passes through the area, which otherwise has a limestone character and karst features. Fields lie on terraces below the village. There are pastures and wooded land to the north.[4] A karst cave known as "The Man's House" (Moževa hiša) or Wild Man Cave (Jama divjega moža) lies near the village, and Orehovec Spring below the village supplies drinking water.[4]

Name

The name Krašnji Vrh means 'cliff peak, rocky peak', referring to the local geography.[5]

Church

The local church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Parish of Radovica. It was built in the 18th century.[6] The main altar dates to 1865 and is the work of Jernej Jereb (1838–1929). The Stations of the Cross were painted by Anton Postl (18th c.).[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Krašnji Vrh include:

• Anton Ivan Režek (1867–1946), missionary to the United States and historian[4][7]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 12.
3. Metlika municipal site
4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 454–455.
5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 212.
6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 2366
7. Slovenski biografski leksikon: Anton Ivan Režek

External links

• Media related to Krašnji Vrh at Wikimedia Commons
• Krašnji Vrh on Geopedia