Kamna Gorica (pronounced [ˈkaːmna ɡɔˈɾiːtsa]) is a village in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Kamna Gorica
Kamna Gorica Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°19′2.6″N 14°11′37.98″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Radovljica
Elevation	538 m (1,765 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	527
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Church

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]

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

External links

• Media related to Kamna Gorica at Wikimedia Commons
• Kamna Gorica at Geopedia
• Kamna Gorica official web page

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