Kamna Gorica, Radovljica
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Kamna Gorica (pronounced [ˈkaːmna ɡɔˈɾiːtsa]) is a village in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Church
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The local church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was built in 1652 and enlarged in 1754. It has two altar paintings by Matevž Langus.[2]
Mineral spring
A major quarry is located to the southwest of the village. Next to it, there is a chalybeate (iron-rich) water spring. According to the locals, it strengthens male potency, which has been extensively reported about by the prominent journalist Tone Fornezzi [sl].[3][4]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Kamna Gorica include:
- Karl Josef Kappus (born 1668), lawyer, member of Academia operosorum Labacensium
- Johannes Andreas Kappus (c. 1648–1713), Jesuit
- Marcus Antonius Kappus (1657–1717), missionary
- Vladimir Kapus (1885–1943), journalist, writer
- Leopold Kordeš [sl] (1808–1879), journalist, writer, poet
- Matevž Langus [sl] (1792–1855), painter
- Franc Megušar (1876–1916), zoologist
- Lovro Pogačnik [sl] (1880–1919), politician
- Franc Pretnar [sl] (1912–1988), scales technician, precision mechanic, inventor, innovator, engraver
- Aleksander Toman (1851–1931), agronomist, journalist
- Lovro Toman (1827–1870), politician
- Blaž Tomaževič (1909–1986), literary historian, teacher
- Jožef Tomažovič Sr. (1774–1847), musician, teacher
- Jernej Uršič [sl] (1784–1860), national awakener, priest
- Ivan Varl (1923–1979), painter
- Ignacij Zupan [sl] (1853–1915), pipe organ builder
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ National Gallery of Slovenia site
- ^ Hieng, Primož (4 March 2022). "V teh 5 slovenskih krajih izvira zdravilna železna voda" [In These Five Slovenian Towns, the Healing Iron Water Springs]. Onaplus (in Slovenian).
- ^ "Mar pod smrekami res izvira moška voda?" [Is there Really The Men's Water Springing up Under the Spruce Trees?]. Dnevnik.si (in Slovenian). 29 July 2009.
External links
Media related to Kamna Gorica at Wikimedia Commons
- Kamna Gorica on Geopedia
- Kamna Gorica official web page
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