| Tolsti Vrh | |
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Tolsti Vrh
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| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Jugovzhodna Slovenija |
| Municipality | Šentjernej |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.34 km2 (0.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 311.9 m (1,023 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 97 |
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Tolsti Vrh is a settlement at the foothills of the Žumberak/Gorjanci range in the Šentjernej municipality in southeastern Slovenia. It was traditionally part of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistical region.[2]
The local church, built on a small hill in the centre of the settlement, is dedicated to the Saint Roch (Slovene: Sveti Rok). It was a well known pilgrimage church built in 1713 in gratitude for the ending of a local epidemic of the plague. Its main altar dates to the late 18th century and the side altars are 19th century.[3]
On a hill to the south of the settlement are the remains of a second church. It was a Romanesque building which was abandoned in 1782 and partly demolished in 1808.[4]
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