Kamna Gorica, Radovljica

Kamna Gorica (pronounced [ˈkaːmna ɡɔˈɾiːtsa]) is a village in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Kamna Gorica
Kamna Gorica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°19′2.6″N 14°11′37.98″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityRadovljica
Elevation
538 m (1,765 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total527
[1]

Church
Holy Trinity Church

The local church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was built in 1652 and enlarged in 1754. It has two altar paintings by Matevž Langus.[2]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Kamna Gorica include:

  • Karl Josef Kappus (born 1668), lawyer, member of Academia operosorum Labacensium
  • Johannes Andreas Kappus (c. 1648–1713), Jesuit
  • Marcus Antonius Kappus (1657–1717), missionary
  • Vladimir Kapus (1885–1943), journalist, writer
  • Leopold Kordeš (1808–1879), journalist, writer, poet
  • Matevž Langus (1792–1855), painter
  • Franc Megušar (1876–1916), zoologist
  • Lovro Pogačnik (1880–1919), politician
  • Franc Pretnar (1912–1988), scales technician, precision mechanic, inventor, innovator, engraver
  • Aleksander Toman (1851–1931), agronomist, journalist
  • Lovro Toman (1827–1870), politician
  • Blaž Tomaževič (1909–1986), literary historian, teacher
  • Jožef Tomažovič Sr. (1774–1847), musician, teacher
  • Jernej Uršič (1784–1860), national awakener, priest
  • Ivan Varl (1923–1979), painter
  • Ignacij Zupan (1853–1915), pipe organ builder
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References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. National Gallery of Slovenia site


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