Mount Polhov Gradec

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| name = Mount Polhov Gradec

| native_name = {{native name list |tag1=sl|name1=(Polhograjska) Gora |tag2=sl|name2=Polhograjska gora |tag3=sl|name3=Pograjska gora |tag4=sl|name4=Sveti Lovrenc}}

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| elevation_m = 824

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| location = Slovenia

| range = Polhov Gradec Hills

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Mount Polhov Gradec ({{langx|sl|(Polhograjska) Gora}}, Polhograjska gora, or Pograjska gora{{cite book |title=Prireditve v Blagajevi deželi 2020 |date=2020 |publisher=Občina Dobrova-Polhov Gradec |location=Dobrova |page=17 |url=http://visitpolhovgradec.si/foto/id3439/Calendar.pdf |access-date=November 24, 2021}}), also known as Mount Saint Lawrence ({{langx|sl|Sveti Lovrenc}},{{cite web |title=Sveti Lovrenc |url=http://vnaravi.si/skofjelosko-polhograjsko-hribovje/sveti-lovrenc |website=Vnaravi.si |accessdate=December 17, 2018}} {{convert|824|m|disp=or|sp=us}}), is a hill in the Polhov Gradec Hills. It rises above the town of Polhov Gradec.{{cite web |title=Polhograjska gora |url=http://www.geopedia.si/#T105_F1173:23080_x445504.927_y102643.551_s15_b4 |website=Geopedia |accessdate=December 17, 2018}}

Church

File:Sv. Lovrenc na Polhograjski gori 1938.jpg

There is a church dedicated to Saint Lawrence at the top of the hill. The church was first mentioned in written sources in 1526.{{cite web |title=Polhov Gradec - Cerkev sv. Lovrenca na Gori |url=http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=2135 |website=Register kulturne dediščine |accessdate=December 17, 2018}}

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 ({{lang|sl|Kapelica na Potoku}})—also known as the Logar Chapel-Shrine ({{lang|sl|Kapelica pri Logarju}}) or Gora Chapel-Shrine ({{lang|sl|Kapelica Na Gori}})—dates from 1892. It stands between two large linden trees at house no. 18, northeast of the church.{{cite web |title=Polhov Gradec - Kapelica na Potoku |url=http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=17182 |website=Register kulturne dediščine |accessdate=January 12, 2022}}
The Mount Saint Lawrence archaeological site ({{langx|sl|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.{{cite web |title=Polhov Gradec - Arheološko najdišče Gora sv. Lovrenca |url=http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=553 |website=Register kulturne dediščine |accessdate=January 12, 2022}}

References

External links

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[https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F3226:23080_x1591608.6926261464_y5791812.089451186_s15_b2345 Mount Polhov Gradec on Geopedia.si]
[https://www.hribi.net/gora/polhograjska_gora_sveti_lovrenc/5/264 Mount Polhov Gradec on Hribi.net, Routes and photos]

Polhov Gradec

Category:Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec