Preški Vrh

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Preški Vrh
Preški Vrh
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°31′26.71″N 14°58′4.14″E / 46.5240861°N 14.9678167°E / 46.5240861; 14.9678167Coordinates: 46°31′26.71″N 14°58′4.14″E / 46.5240861°N 14.9678167°E / 46.5240861; 14.9678167
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Carinthia
Statistical region Koroška
Municipality Ravne na Koroškem
Area
 • Total 2.62 km2 (1.01 sq mi)
Elevation 504.2 m (1,654.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 175
[1]

Preški Vrh is a dispersed settlement in the hills to the south of Ravne na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.[2]

The Slovene writer Prežihov Voranc lived in the settlement in his youth. Though he was born in neighbouring Podgora, he derived his pen name from the Prežih farmsetad that his father bought in 1911. The house is now a small museum and a bronze sculpture of the writer made by Stojan Batič was erected close by.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Ravne na Koroškem Municipality site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 577

External links

Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem
Settlements
Landmarks
  • Carinthian Museum
  • Kotlje Parish Church
  • Ravne na Koroškem Parish Church
Notable people


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