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80: 62: 1506: 91: 55: 378: 143: 715: 214: 114: 124: 73: 44: 1303: 150: 509:'transfer', referring to a place where cargo had to be transferred from boats to pack animals or carts along a trade route. A mythological reinterpretation of the Latin name as referring to the portage of a boat itself (specifically, the 324: 1605: 734:) is located at the bottom of a sinkhole southwest of the town, on Sveč Hill near the Vojc house. It contains the remains of six German prisoners of war that were murdered in May 1945. 1324: 1610: 1505: 174: 241: 1025: 102:
From top, left to right: View over Vrhnika, Holy Trinity Church, Kunstelj Villa, Lavrenčič House, St. Paul's Church, Cankar's Statue
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up to the early 18th century, when it started to lose importance. Nevertheless, it remained one of main transportation junctions in
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near the sources of the Ljubljanica River, where the Ljubljana Basin opens up between the foot of Ljubljana Peak (
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Poročilo Komisije vlade Republike Slovenije za reševanje vprašanj prikritih grobišč: 2005-2008
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Bachelor's thesis. Ljubljana: Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za krajinsko arhitekturo, p. 25.
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in Latin, and as Ναύποντος and Νάμπορτος in Greek. Medieval attestations of the name include
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was an important communication point. Vrhnika as it exists today started to develop in the
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in the 1840s, which bypassed it. From then on, it started losing importance, becoming a
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in 1481, corresponding to the modern Slovene name. In the past, the town was known as
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from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Pikec Valley Mass Grave (
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because of its strategic location on the crossroads between the trade routes from
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The settlement at the location of today's Vrhnika was attested in antiquity as
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River. The territory of the town extends south onto the Logatec Plateau (
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Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions.
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Vrednotenje naravnih znamenitosti v Občini Vrhnika za turistično rabo.
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Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,
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in standard German. The Slovene name is probably a compound of
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Notable people that were born or lived in Vrhnika include:
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is located south of the settlement; together with nearby
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(1995). 413:River to produce the Little Ljubljanica River ( 1002:In the footsteps of Roman soldiers in Slovenia 989:Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen 892:Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia 1345: 488: 420: 414: 8: 583: 804:(1914–1945), author, playwright, and editor 458: 1352: 1338: 1330: 792:(1869–1934), beekeeping and orchard expert 756:(1891–1953), hiking and tourism specialist 582: 18: 955: 953: 951: 949: 947: 945: 943: 941: 939: 937: 935: 385:Vrhnika lies at the southwest end of the 933: 931: 929: 927: 925: 923: 921: 919: 917: 915: 884: 292: 279: 271: 258: 204: 169: 135: 107: 34: 834:(1870–1939), politician and journalist 548:and was among the wealthiest towns in 316: 284: 263: 246: 234: 224: 7: 816:(1859–1936), agricultural specialist 962:Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 1611:Cities and towns in Inner Carniola 1026:The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola 768:(1877–1953), journalist and editor 268:18.9 km (7.3 sq mi) 14: 864:(nom de guerre Fric; 1904–1944), 852:(1921–2013), communist politician 828:(1859–1943), education specialist 1504: 1301: 212: 148: 141: 122: 112: 89: 78: 71: 60: 53: 42: 16:Town in Inner Carniola, Slovenia 1073:Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). 149: 1103:. Ljubljana: Družina, p. 1909. 858:(1841–1923), poet and composer 443:Velika Drnovica, Mala Drnovica 405:, water flows mainly from the 381:Big Drnovica Collapse Sinkhole 1: 1285:Slovenski biografski leksikon 1271:Slovenski biografski leksikon 1257:Slovenski biografski leksikon 1243:Slovenski biografski leksikon 1229:Slovenski biografski leksikon 1215:Slovenski biografski leksikon 1188:Slovenski biografski leksikon 1156:Slovenski biografski leksikon 1142:Slovenski biografski leksikon 1128:Slovenski biografski leksikon 1114:Slovenski biografski leksikon 1075:"Grobišče pri Pikčevi dolini" 419:) and Big Ljubljanica River ( 1021:Johann Weikhard von Valvasor 873:(1878–1900), poet and writer 840:(1924–2006), poet and writer 425:), which join to create the 276:293.1 m (961.6 ft) 1172:(1992). "France Kunstelj". 1158:: Gabrijel Viktor Jelovšek. 1040:Krajevni leksikon Slovenije 866:People's Hero of Yugoslavia 732:Grobišče pri Pikčevi dolini 1627: 1502: 1204:19(139) (29 December): 4. 722:Vrhnika is the site of a 702: 610:—     574:Austrian Southern Railway 303: 190:45.9623750°N 14.2937361°E 170: 136: 108: 35: 28: 1200:Doma in po svetu. 1936. 353:. It is the seat of the 1361:Municipality of Vrhnika 1174:Enciklopedija Slovenije 1000:Curk I. et al. (1993). 718:Pikec Valley Mass Grave 357:. It is located on the 355:Municipality of Vrhnika 1325:Vrhnika on Google Maps 974:Čepon, Barbara. 2010. 960:Savnik, Roman (1968). 786:(1897–1974), economist 731: 719: 489: 459: 442: 434: 421: 415: 394: 382: 342: 334: 195:45.9623750; 14.2937361 1372:Administrative seat: 1273:: Radoslav Silvester. 822:(1856–1939), merchant 810:(1816–1890), sculptor 798:(1858–1927), merchant 717: 584:Historical population 380: 1310:at Wikimedia Commons 1099:Dežman, Jože. 2009. 846:(1851–1930), painter 774:(1906–1992), painter 750:(1880–1936), chemist 460:de superiory Laybaco 407:subterranean streams 295:Vehicle registration 162:Location in Slovenia 1520:Bistra Charterhouse 1496:Zavrh pri Borovnici 1314:Vrhnika on Geopedia 1116:: Baltazar Baebler. 987:Snoj, Marko. 2009. 780:(1906–1985), writer 762:(1876–1918), writer 585: 318:[ˈʋəɾxnika] 186: /  856:Radoslav Silvester 720: 422:Velika Ljubljanica 383: 361:, 21 km from 286: • Total 265: • Total 237:Statistical region 226:Traditional region 1593: 1592: 1530:Drča War Memorial 1306:Media related to 1245:: Ignacij Mihevc. 1217:: Josip Lenarčič. 796:Gabrijel Jelovšek 707: 706: 544:Vrhnika became a 501:is a compound of 497:. The Latin name 495:Ljubljanica River 359:Ljubljanica River 307: 306: 103: 1618: 1570:Karel Grabeljšek 1550:Stampetta Bridge 1540:Močilnik Springs 1508: 1391:Blatna Brezovica 1354: 1347: 1340: 1331: 1305: 1289: 1281: 1275: 1267: 1261: 1253: 1247: 1239: 1233: 1225: 1219: 1211: 1205: 1198: 1192: 1184: 1178: 1177: 1170:Pibernik, France 1166: 1160: 1152: 1146: 1144:: Francis Jager. 1138: 1132: 1124: 1118: 1110: 1104: 1097: 1091: 1090: 1088: 1086: 1070: 1064: 1063: 1036: 1030: 1018: 1012: 998: 992: 985: 979: 972: 966: 965: 957: 910: 900: 894: 889: 784:Janko Grampovčan 778:Karel Grabeljšek 748:Baltazar Baebler 599: 594: 586: 539:High Middle Ages 533:In Roman times, 492: 483:'top, summit' + 462: 424: 418: 416:Mala Ljubljanica 399:Močilnik Springs 328: 327: 326: 320: 315: 242:Central Slovenia 218: 216: 215: 201: 200: 198: 197: 196: 191: 187: 184: 183: 182: 179: 152: 151: 145: 126: 116: 101: 93: 82: 75: 64: 57: 46: 19: 1626: 1625: 1621: 1620: 1619: 1617: 1616: 1615: 1596: 1595: 1594: 1589: 1580:Jožef Petkovšek 1553: 1545:Retovje Springs 1535:Ljubljana Marsh 1509: 1500: 1363: 1358: 1321:, Visit Vrhnika 1298: 1293: 1292: 1282: 1278: 1268: 1264: 1254: 1250: 1240: 1236: 1226: 1222: 1212: 1208: 1199: 1195: 1185: 1181: 1168: 1167: 1163: 1153: 1149: 1139: 1135: 1130:: Karel Cankar. 1125: 1121: 1111: 1107: 1098: 1094: 1084: 1082: 1072: 1071: 1067: 1061: 1037: 1033: 1019: 1015: 999: 995: 986: 982: 973: 969: 959: 958: 913: 901: 897: 890: 886: 881: 876: 814:Andrej Lenarčič 802:France Kunstelj 740: 712: 531: 522:Natural History 517:Pliny the Elder 451: 435:Logaška planota 403:Retovje Springs 395:Ljubljanski vrh 387:Ljubljana Marsh 375: 323: 322: 321: 313: 213: 211: 194: 192: 188: 185: 180: 177: 175: 173: 172: 166: 165: 164: 163: 160: 159: 158: 157: 153: 132: 131: 130: 129: 120: 119: 104: 99: 98: 97: 96: 95: 94: 85: 84: 83: 76: 67: 66: 65: 58: 49: 48: 47: 31: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1624: 1622: 1614: 1613: 1608: 1598: 1597: 1591: 1590: 1588: 1587: 1582: 1577: 1572: 1567: 1561: 1559: 1558:Notable people 1555: 1554: 1552: 1547: 1542: 1537: 1532: 1527: 1522: 1517: 1515: 1511: 1510: 1503: 1501: 1499: 1498: 1493: 1488: 1483: 1481:Velika Ligojna 1478: 1473: 1468: 1463: 1458: 1453: 1448: 1443: 1438: 1433: 1428: 1423: 1418: 1413: 1408: 1403: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1371: 1369: 1365: 1364: 1359: 1357: 1356: 1349: 1342: 1334: 1328: 1327: 1322: 1316: 1311: 1297: 1296:External links 1294: 1291: 1290: 1287:: Jakob Voljč. 1276: 1262: 1259:: Simon Ogrin. 1248: 1234: 1231:: Anton Maier. 1220: 1206: 1193: 1179: 1161: 1147: 1133: 1119: 1105: 1092: 1065: 1031: 1013: 993: 980: 967: 911: 895: 883: 882: 880: 877: 875: 874: 868: 859: 853: 847: 841: 835: 832:Ignacij Mihevc 829: 823: 820:Josip Lenarčič 817: 811: 805: 799: 793: 787: 781: 775: 769: 763: 757: 751: 744: 739: 738:Notable people 736: 711: 708: 705: 704: 700: 699: 696: 693: 689: 688: 685: 682: 678: 677: 674: 671: 667: 666: 663: 660: 656: 655: 652: 649: 645: 644: 641: 638: 634: 633: 630: 627: 623: 622: 619: 616: 612: 611: 608: 605: 601: 600: 595: 590: 578:satellite town 530: 527: 471:in 1309), and 450: 447: 445:) are found. 374: 371: 305: 304: 301: 300: 297: 291: 290: 287: 283: 282: 278: 277: 274: 270: 269: 266: 262: 261: 257: 256: 251: 245: 244: 239: 233: 232: 230:Inner Carniola 227: 223: 222: 209: 203: 202: 168: 167: 161: 155: 154: 147: 146: 140: 139: 138: 137: 134: 133: 127: 121: 117: 111: 110: 109: 106: 105: 100: 88: 87: 86: 77: 70: 69: 68: 59: 52: 51: 50: 41: 40: 39: 38: 37: 36: 33: 32: 29: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1623: 1612: 1609: 1607: 1604: 1603: 1601: 1586: 1585:Matej Sternen 1583: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1571: 1568: 1566: 1563: 1562: 1560: 1556: 1551: 1548: 1546: 1543: 1541: 1538: 1536: 1533: 1531: 1528: 1526: 1523: 1521: 1518: 1516: 1512: 1507: 1497: 1494: 1492: 1489: 1487: 1484: 1482: 1479: 1477: 1474: 1472: 1469: 1467: 1466:Stara Vrhnika 1464: 1462: 1459: 1457: 1454: 1452: 1449: 1447: 1444: 1442: 1439: 1437: 1434: 1432: 1429: 1427: 1424: 1422: 1421:Marinčev Grič 1419: 1417: 1414: 1412: 1409: 1407: 1404: 1402: 1399: 1397: 1394: 1392: 1389: 1387: 1384: 1382: 1379: 1378: 1377: 1376: 1370: 1366: 1362: 1355: 1350: 1348: 1343: 1341: 1336: 1335: 1332: 1326: 1323: 1320: 1317: 1315: 1312: 1309: 1304: 1300: 1299: 1295: 1288: 1286: 1280: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1266: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1252: 1249: 1246: 1244: 1238: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1224: 1221: 1218: 1216: 1210: 1207: 1203: 1202:Trgovski list 1197: 1194: 1191: 1189: 1183: 1180: 1175: 1171: 1165: 1162: 1159: 1157: 1151: 1148: 1145: 1143: 1137: 1134: 1131: 1129: 1123: 1120: 1117: 1115: 1109: 1106: 1102: 1096: 1093: 1080: 1076: 1069: 1066: 1060: 1056: 1053: 1052:86-341-1141-5 1049: 1045: 1042:. 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Flag of Vrhnika
Coat of arms of Vrhnika
Vrhnika is located in Slovenia
45°57′44.55″N 14°17′37.45″E / 45.9623750°N 14.2937361°E / 45.9623750; 14.2937361
Country
Slovenia
Inner Carniola
Statistical region
Central Slovenia
Municipality
Vrhnika
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[ˈʋəɾxnika]

German
Latin
town
Slovenia
Municipality of Vrhnika
Ljubljanica River
Ljubljana
A1 motorway

Ljubljana Marsh

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