Mount Polhov Gradec

Mount Polhov Gradec (Slovene: Polhograjska Gora or Pograjska gora[3]), also known as Mount Saint Lawrence (Slovene: Sveti Lovrenc,[4] 824 meters or 2,703 feet),[1][2] is a hill in the Polhov Gradec Hills. It rises above the town of Polhov Gradec.[5]

Mount Polhov Gradec
Highest point
Elevation824 m (2,703 ft)[1][2]
Coordinates46°4′15″N 14°17′56″E
Naming
Native namePolhograjska Gora
Sveti Lovrenc  (Slovene)
Geography
Mount Polhov Gradec
Mount Polhov Gradec
Mount Polhov Gradec (Alps)
Parent rangePolhov Gradec Hills

Church
Saint Lawrence's Church

There is a church dedicated to Saint Lawrence at the top of the hill. The church was first mentioned in written sources in 1526.[6]

References
  1. "Polhograjska Gora (Sveti Lovrenc)". Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  2. "Polhograjska gora, 824 m". Planinska zveza Slovenije. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  3. Prireditve v Blagajevi deželi 2020 (PDF). Dobrova: Občina Dobrova-Polhov Gradec. 2020. p. 17. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  4. "Sveti Lovrenc". Vnaravi.si. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  5. "Polhograjska gora". Geopedia. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  6. "Polhov Gradec - Cerkev sv. Lovrenca na Gori". Register kulturne dediščine. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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