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Mount Polhov Gradec
Mount Polhov Gradec
Highest point
Elevation	824 m (2,703 ft)
Coordinates	46°4′15″N 14°17′56″E / 46.07083°N 14.29889°E
Naming
Native name	(Polhograjska) Gora (Slovene); Polhograjska gora (Slovene); Pograjska gora (Slovene); Sveti Lovrenc (Slovene);
Geography
	Mount Polhov Gradec Slovenia Mount Polhov Gradec Mount Polhov Gradec (Alps)
Parent range	Polhov Gradec Hills

Mount Polhov Gradec (Slovene: (Polhograjska) Gora, Polhograjska gora, or Pograjska gora^[3]), also known as Mount Saint Lawrence (Slovene: Sveti Lovrenc,^[4] 824 meters or 2,703 feet),^[1]^[2] is a hill in the Polhov Gradec Hills. It rises above the town of Polhov Gradec.^[5]

Church

There is a church dedicated to Saint Lawrence at the top of the hill. The church was first mentioned in written sources in 1526.^[6]

Cultural heritage

In addition to Saint Lawrence's Church, other cultural heritage features registered on Mount Polhov Gradec include the following:

The Potok Chapel-Shrine (Kapelica na Potoku)—also known as the Logar Chapel-Shrine (Kapelica pri Logarju) or Gora Chapel-Shrine (Kapelica Na Gori)—dates from 1892. It stands between two large linden trees at house no. 18, northeast of the church.^[7]
The Mount Saint Lawrence archaeological site (Slovene: Arheološko najdišče Gora sv. Lovrenca) encompasses the summit of the hill. It consists of the remnants of a late Roman-era fortified settlement on the northeast slope below the church with the remains of a defensive wall and smithy.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Polhograjska Gora (Sveti Lovrenc)". Retrieved December 17, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Polhograjska gora, 824 m". Planinska zveza Slovenije. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
^ Prireditve v Blagajevi deželi 2020 (PDF). Dobrova: Občina Dobrova-Polhov Gradec. 2020. p. 17. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
^ "Sveti Lovrenc". Vnaravi.si. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
^ "Polhograjska gora". Geopedia. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
^ "Polhov Gradec - Cerkev sv. Lovrenca na Gori". Register kulturne dediščine. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
^ "Polhov Gradec - Kapelica na Potoku". Register kulturne dediščine. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
^ "Polhov Gradec - Arheološko najdišče Gora sv. Lovrenca". Register kulturne dediščine. Retrieved January 12, 2022.