Obrh pri Dragatušu

Obrh pri Dragatušu
Obrh pri Dragatušu

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°30′50.3″N 15°10′2.15″E / 45.513972°N 15.1672639°E / 45.513972; 15.1672639Coordinates: 45°30′50.3″N 15°10′2.15″E / 45.513972°N 15.1672639°E / 45.513972; 15.1672639
Country Slovenia
Traditional region White Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Črnomelj
Area
 • Total 2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Elevation 158.6 m (520.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 97
[1]

Obrh pri Dragatušu (pronounced [ˈoːbəɾx pɾi dɾaɡaˈtuːʃu]; German: Oberch[2]) is a village west of Dragatuš in the Municipality of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Obrh to Obrh pri Dragatušu in 1955.[4] In the past the German name was Oberch.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Parish of Dragatuš. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1427. Some 16th-century wall paintings survive on the interior.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 6.
  3. ↑ Črnomelj municipal site
  4. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1796


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