Kropa, Radovljica

Kropa

Kropa Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:
Country	Slovenia
Region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Radovljica
Elevation	493.6 m (1,619 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	839
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Kropa is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

It is famous for its traditional smithies which produce a variety of decorative metal fittings. There is an Iron Forging Museum in Kropa. Metalworking has an ancient tradition in Kropa with evidence of metalworks from Celtic times in the wider area and the earliest furnaces actually in Kropa from the 14th century onwards^[2].

There are two churches in Kropa, the church of St Leonard and the church dedicated to the Virgin.

Born in Kropa

References

External links

Kropa at Geopedia

Radovljica

Settlements	Administrative centre: Radovljica Begunje, Brda, Brezje, Brezovica, Dobravica, Dobro Polje, Dvorska vas, Češnjica, Črnivec, Globoko, Gorica, Hlebce, Hraše, Kamna Gorica, Kropa, Lancovo, Lesce, Lipnica, Ljubno, Mišače, Mlaka, Mošnje, Nova vas pri Lescah, Noše, Otoče, Ovsiše, Peračica, Podnart, Poljče, Poljšica pri Podnartu, Posavec, Praproše, Prezrenje, Ravnica, Rovte, Slatna, Spodnja Dobrava, Spodnja Lipnica, Spodnji Otok, Srednja Dobrava, Srednja vas, Studenčice, Vošče, Vrbnje, Zadnja vas, Zaloše, Zapuže, Zgornja Dobrava, Zgornja Lipnica, Zgornji Otok, Zgoša

Landmarks	Radovljica Mansion House, Museum of Apiculture, Church of St Peter, Šivec House, Church of the Assumption, Alpine Flying Centre Lesce, Camping Šobec, Lipnica Castle, Kacenštajn Castle, Kamen Castle, Begunjščica, Church of St Peter above Begunje, Pilgrimage Church at Brezje, Kropa Museum

Notable people	Anton Tomaž Linhart, Lovro Toman, Ivan Vurnik