Lesno Brdo, Horjul

Lesno Brdo
Lesno Brdo

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°0′56.26″N 14°19′16.37″E / 46.0156278°N 14.3212139°ECoordinates: 46°0′56.26″N 14°19′16.37″E / 46.0156278°N 14.3212139°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Horjul
Area
  Total 1.76 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Elevation 335.5 m (1,100.7 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 106
[1]

Lesno Brdo is a settlement in the Municipality of Horjul in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. A small part of the settlement is in the neighbouring Municipality of Vrhnika.[2]

Church

Assumption Church

The local church is built in the Horjul side of the settlement and is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It belongs to the Parish of Vrhnika[3] and stands below Ferjan Hill (Slovene: Ferjanov grič). It was first mentioned in written sources in 1526. The keystone over the entryway bears the year 1542 and the interior furnishings date from the 18th century.[4]

Cultural heritage

In addition to the Church of the Assumption, several other structures in Lesno Brdo have protected cultural monument status:

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Horjul municipal site
  3. Družina RC in Slovenia journal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2683
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 20898
  6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 20899
  7. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 11568
  8. "Antonia Kucler". 1987. Naš casopis. Glasilo socialistične zveze delovnega ljudstva Občine Vrhnika 15(143) (May 1987), pp. 4–5.

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