Sveta Gora (; ) is a settlement in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica.Nova Gorica municipal site It encompasses Holy Mount (), above the Soča Valley and southwest of the Banjšice Plateau.
History
In 1539 Urška Ferligoj, a shepherd from Grgar, had a vision in which the Virgin Mary commanded her to tell the people to build her a church.Primorski slovenski biografski leksikon
In May 1917 Sveta Gora was the scene of heavy fighting between Austrian and Italian forces. Several Austro-Hungarian dugout shelters are found along Skalnica Road (Skalniška cesta) leading to the Franciscan monastery and church at the top of Skalnica Hill ().
Sveta Gora became an independent settlement in 2006, when its territory was administratively separated from the territory of Solkan and Grgar.
References
External links Sveta Gora on Geopedia