Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev (, in older sources simply Vrh, ) is a dispersed settlement in the hills north of Rovte in the Municipality of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.Logatec municipal site
Name The name of the settlement was changed from Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev (literally, 'Three Kings’ Peak') to Vrh nad Rovtami (literally, 'Peak above Rovte') in 1952. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43. The name Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev was restored in 1992.Statistični urad Republike SlovenijeLogatec municipal site: Local Community of Vrh Sv. Treh Kraljev
Church
On top of a hill to the south of the settlement is the landmark parish church from which the settlement gets its name. It is dedicated to the Three Kings () and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.Parish of Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev on RC Church in Slovenia site The church was built in 1698. It formerly contained a 15th-century statue of the Virgin Mary, which is now kept at the National Gallery of Slovenia. Its marble altar is believed to have been brought here from the monastic complex in Bistra.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2679
Cultural heritage In addition to Three Kings' Church, several other structures in Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev have protected cultural monument status: A closed chapel-shrine stands near the Peterček farm at house no. 6 in the village. It has an arched niche, a steep triangular pediment, and a tile roof. The interior contains a partially vaulted altar area and a wooden statue of Saint Anthony the Hermit.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 21545 The rectory is a two-story building with a symmetrical half-hipped roof. It has a stone door casing bearing the year 1897. It is an unnumbered building standing south of Three Kings' Church.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 21547 The village cemetery lies north of Three Kings' Church on the rise known as Three Kings' Peak (). It is a walled cemetery with metal gates, a simple funeral chapel, and a large wooden crucifix. A memorial to the Home Guard soldiers killed after the Second World War was erected in 1993.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 21546 The farm at house no. 1 consists of a stone house built into the hill with an arched stone door casing bearing the year 1841 and a votive niche above this, a barn with a loft covered with a steep gabled roof, and a double hayrack with a votive niche in its stone column. It stands along the road to Three Kings' Peak, east of Jereb Hill ().Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14945 The farm at house no. 4 consists of a house built above a cellar with two dormers above the main entrance. It has a symmetrical gabled tiled roof and dates from the beginning of the 20th century. There is also a double hayrack with stone columns. The farm stands below the road to Three Kings' Peak, east of Three Kings' Church.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14946 The farm at house no. 6 is built above a cellar and has the year 1862 carved into its wooden door casing. The wooden fanlight above the door has carvings depicting the Flight into Egypt. The farm also has a partially stone barn and a single hayrack. It stands along the road east of Three Kings' Church.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14947
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev include: Jernej Jereb (1838–1929), sculptor and painterSlovenski biografski leksikon: Jereb Jernej
References
External links
Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev on Geopedia Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev local community site