Zgornje Koseze
Zgornje Koseze | |
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  Zgornje Koseze Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°8′57.71″N 14°47′59.96″E / 46.1493639°N 14.7999889°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Moravče |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 460.7 m (1,511 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 81 |
| Postal code | 1251 |
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Zgornje Koseze (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnjɛ kɔˈseːzɛ]; German: Oberkoses[2]) 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.[3]
Geography
Zgornje Koseze is about 25 kilometers (16 mi) from the capital city of Ljubljana. There are two caves in Zgornje Koseze. Ukač Cave (Slovene: Ukačeva jama) is located west of the church and has a depth of 8 meters (26 ft) and a length of 8 meters (26 ft).[4] Lovrišnik Cave (Slovene: Lovrišnikova jama, also known as Ziuka, Vršnikova jama, or Uršnikova jama) is located east of the village; it has a depth of 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) and a length of 12 meters (39 ft).[5]
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.[6] Mlinar eventually moved into a small stone and wooden shack next to the cave built on a stone embankment with the assistance of locals.[7][8]
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.[9]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.
- ↑ Moravče municipal site
- ↑ "Ukačeva jama". Kataster jam. Društvo za raziskovanje jam Ljubljana. Retrieved August 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Lovrišnikova jama". Kataster jam. Društvo za raziskovanje jam Ljubljana. Retrieved August 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Bar, Franci (1901–1988)". Slovenska biografija. Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU. Retrieved August 17, 2026.
- ↑ Mikulaš, Branimir. 2022. Jama Zivka: Zadnji "jamski človek" v Sloveniji. Information sign posted at Lovrišnik Cave. Moravče: Občina Moravče.
- ↑ "Župan pred jamo Zivko odkril spominsko tablo zadnjemu 'jamskemu človeku' v Sloveniji". Občina Moravče. Moravče: Občina Moravče. September 23, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2026.
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 2060
External links
Media related to Zgornje Koseze at Wikimedia Commons- Zgornje Koseze on Geopedia
