Zgornje Koseze (; Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.) is a village in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.Moravče municipal site
Geography
Zgornje Koseze is about from the capital city of Ljubljana. There are two caves in Zgornje Koseze. Ukač Cave () is located west of the church and has a depth of and a length of . Lovrišnik Cave (, also known as Ziuka, Vršnikova jama, or Uršnikova jama) is located east of the village; it has a depth of and a length of .
History In the 1920s and 1930s, a hermit named Janez Mlinar lived in Lovrišnik Cave. He was photographed in 1931 by the cave photographer Franci Bar (1901–1988) and dubbed the "last cave dweller" in Slovenia. Mlinar eventually moved into a small stone and wooden shack next to the cave built on a stone embankment with the assistance of locals.Mikulaš, Branimir. 2022. Jama Zivka: Zadnji "jamski človek" v Sloveniji. Information sign posted at Lovrišnik Cave. Moravče: Občina Moravče.
Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Parish of Moravče. It was a Gothic building that was restyled in the Baroque in 1753.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2060
References
External links
Zgornje Koseze on Geopedia