Veliki Vrh pri Litiji

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Veliki Vrh pri Litiji
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Veliki Vrh pri Litiji
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°3′52.61″N14°48′10.36″E / 46.0646139°N 14.8028778°E / 46.0646139; 14.8028778 Coordinates: 46°3′52.61″N14°48′10.36″E / 46.0646139°N 14.8028778°E / 46.0646139; 14.8028778
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Sava
Municipality Litija
Area
 • Total 3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Elevation 419.2 m (1,375.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 137
[1]

Veliki Vrh pri Litiji (pronounced  [ˈʋeːliki ˈʋəɾx pɾi liˈtiːji] ) is a settlement in the hills above the right bank of the Sava River west of Litija in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region. [2]

Sava river in Southeast Europe

The Sava is a river in Central and Southeastern Europe, a right tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia, along the northern border of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and through Serbia, discharging into the Danube in Belgrade. Its central part is a natural border of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia. The Sava forms the northern border of the Balkan Peninsula, and the southern edge of the Pannonian Plain.

Litija Town in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Litija is a town in the Litija Basin in central Slovenia. It is located in the valley of the Sava River, east of the capital Ljubljana, in the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The entire municipality is now included in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 it was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. The town is home to about 6,500 people.

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Veliki Vrh to Veliki Vrh pri Litiji in 1953. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Litija municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


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