| Zgornji Tuhinj | |
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Zgornji Tuhinj
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Kamnik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.65 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 580.4 m (1,904 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 359 |
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Zgornji Tuhinj is a village in the Tuhinj Valley in the Kamnik municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the centre of the upper part of the Tuhinj Valley.
The settlement is first mentioned in docuents dating 1213. The church in the centre of the village is dedicated to The Assumption was, according to evidence fund during its extensive renovation in 1967, originally a gothic structure, but has been frequently rebuilt. Its size indicates it was a pilgrimage church, on what was a busy route between Upper Carniola and Styria. The current church dates to the early 17th century with more recent changes and a belfry from the 1950s when the previous tower collapsed[2]. A second church, dedicated to Saint Vitus, lies on a hill above the village. This church is mentioned by Valvasor in his Glory of the Duchy of Carniola. It is allegedly built on the site of an ancient Slav holy site, but this is just as likely to have been a Celtic or Roman shrine[3].