Kamna Gorica
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Kamna Gorica is a village in the Radovljica
municipality in the Upper Carniola
region of Slovenia
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It is the birthplace of the politician Lovro Toman
and the painter Matevž Langus; the local church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, built in 1652 and enlarged in 1754, has two of Langus' altar paintings.
Radovljica
Radovljica is a town and a municipality in in the Upper Carniola region of northern Slovenia. The municipality has around 18,000 inhabitants and an area of 118 km²...
municipality in the Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, Tržič, Škofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale.- Historical background :...
region of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
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It is the birthplace of the politician Lovro Toman
Lovro Toman
Lovro Toman was a Slovene politician and author. Together with Janez Bleiweis and Etbin Henrik Costa, he was part of the leadership of the national conservative Old Slovene party....
and the painter Matevž Langus; the local church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, built in 1652 and enlarged in 1754, has two of Langus' altar paintings.