Radovljica
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Radovljica is a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 and a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in 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 northern Slovenia
Slovenia
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. The municipality has around 18,000 inhabitants and an area of 118 km². It is located at the southern slope of the Karavanke mountain range at the confluence of the Sava Dolinka
Sava Dolinka
The Sava Dolinka is a headwater of the Sava River in northwestern Slovenia. The 45 km Sava Dolinka starts as Nadiža Creek in the Planica Valley under Mount Zadnja Ponca in the Julian Alps, at an elevation of 1222 m, close to the Italian border. The stream goes underground soon after its source and...

 and the Sava Bohinjka
Sava Bohinjka
The Sava Bohinjka is a headwater of the Sava River in northwestern Slovenia.At 41 kilometers in length, it is the shorter of the two headwaters that become the Sava River in Radovljica, the other being the 45-kilometer-long Sava Dolinka. The Sava Bohinjka originates under the Komarča Ridge at an...

, both headwaters of the Sava river.

The settlement around a church built at the behest of the Patriarchs of Aquileia in the March of Carniola
March of Carniola
The March of Carniola was a southeastern state of the Holy Roman Empire in the High Middle Ages, the predecessor of the Duchy of Carniola. It corresponded roughly to the central Carniolan region of present-day Slovenia...

 was first mentioned in a 1296 deed, it received market rights
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...

 from Duke Henry of Carinthia. In the 14th century it was held by the Carinthian
Duchy of Carinthia
The Duchy of Carinthia was a duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia. It was separated from the Duchy of Bavaria in 976, then the first newly created Imperial State beside the original German stem duchies....

 counts of Ortenburg
Grafschaft Ortenburg
The Ortenburger were a medieval noble family in the Duchy of Carinthia, with roots in Bavarian nobility. An affiliation with the Counts of Ortenburg-Neuortenburg, a branch line of the Rhenish Franconian House of Sponheim, is not established. Little is known about their reasons for settlement in...

, was inherited by the Counts of Celje
Counts of Celje
The Counts of Cilli or Celje represent the most important medieval aristocratic and ruling house with roots and territory in present-day Slovenia....

 in 1418 and upon the death of Count Ulrich II of Celje in 1456 fell to the Habsburg Emperor Frederick III
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick the Peaceful KG was Duke of Austria as Frederick V from 1424, the successor of Albert II as German King as Frederick IV from 1440, and Holy Roman Emperor as Frederick III from 1452...

. With the Duchy of Carniola
Duchy of Carniola
The Duchy of Carniola was an administrative unit of the Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy from 1364 to 1918. Its capital was Ljubljana...

 it was incorporated into the Inner Austria
Inner Austria
Inner Austria was a term used from the late 14th to the early 17th century for the Habsburg hereditary lands south of the Semmering Pass, referring to the duchies of Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and the Windic March, the County of Gorizia , the city of Trieste and assorted smaller possessions...

n lands of the Habsburg Monarchy
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...

.

Radovljica is the hometown of the playwright and historian Anton Tomaž Linhart
Anton Tomaž Linhart
Anton Tomaž Linhart was a Slovene playwright and historian, best known as the author of the first comedy in Slovene, Županova Micka...

, politician Anton Füster
Anton Füster
Anton Füster, also spelled as Fister was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest, theologian, pedagogue, radical political activist and author of Slovene origin. He was one of the leaders of the Viennese March Revolution of 1848....

, architect Ivan Vurnik
Ivan Vurnik
Ivan Vurnik, was a Slovene architect. Together with, Ciril Metod Koch and Jože Plečnik, Vurnik is considered one of the initiators of Slovenian modernist architecture.-Early years:...

, and poet Ivan Hribovšek.

Settlements

Radovljica includes 52 settlements:

Begunje na Gorenjskem, Brda
Brda, Radovljica
Brda is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.- External links :*L5567_F10126584_b4_x434915.5_y132771.5_s16...

, Brezje, Brezovica
Brezovica, Radovljica
Brezovica is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.- External links :*...

, Dobravica
Dobravica, Radovljica
Dobravica is a small settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.- External links :*...

, Dobro Polje
Dobro Polje, Radovljica
Dobro Polje is a settlement on the left bank of the River Sava in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.- External links :*...

, Dvorska vas
Dvorska vas, Radovljica
Dvorska vas is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.- External links :*...

, Češnjica pri Kropi
Cešnjica pri Kropi
Češnjica is a village near Kropa in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Črnivec
Crnivec
Črnivec is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Globoko
Globoko, Radovljica
Globoko is a small settlement on the left bank of the Sava river in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.- External links :*...

, Gorica
Gorica, Radovljica
Gorica is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.- External links :*...

, Hlebce
Hlebce
Hlebce is a village in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. There is a monument to 9 villagers who lost their lives in the Second World War in the centre of the village.- External links :*...

, Hraše
Hraše, Radovljica
Hraše is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.- External links :*...

, Kamna Gorica
Kamna Gorica
Kamna Gorica is a village in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.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...

, Kropa, Lancovo
Lancovo
Lancovo is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava river, opposite Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.There is a late gothic church dedicated to St Lambert, originally built around 1500 but rebuilt in the 17th century....

, Lesce
Lesce
Lesce is a town in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is an industrial as well as a tourist centre.It is one of the oldest mentioned settlements in the region, first noted in a document from 1004 together with Bled and Bohinj...

, Lipnica
Lipnica
Lipnica may refer to:* Lipnica, Środa Śląska County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-west Poland* Lipnica, Wołów County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-west Poland* Lipnica, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland...

, Ljubno
Ljubno, Radovljica
Ljubno is a village in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Mišače
Mišace
Mišače is a small settlement on the Globoko to Otoče road in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:**...

, Mlaka
Mlaka, Radovljica
Mlaka is a small village off the Begunje to Tržič road in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Mošnje
Mošnje
Mošnje is a village in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.Places of interest in Mošnje include: the local church, dedicated to St Andrew; Podvin Castle, now a hotel; the local museum and the remains of a recently excavated Roman villa rustica.-External links:**...

, Nova vas pri Lescah
Nova vas pri Lescah
Nova vas pri Lescah is a settlement near Lesce in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Noše
Noše
Noše is a small settlement near Brezje in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Otoče
Otoce
Otoče is a village on the River Sava in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Ovsiše
Ovsiše
Ovsiše is a village in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The village church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.-External links:*...

, Peračica
Peracica
Peračica is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is also the name of the stream that runs through the settlement. The area is best known for its deposits of oligocene volcanic tuff with a characteristic green colouring...

, Podnart
Podnart
Podnart is a village in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:**...

, Poljče
Poljce, Radovljica
Poljče is a village near Begunje in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Poljšica pri Podnartu
Poljšica pri Podnartu
Poljšica pri Podnartu is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Posavec
Posavec
Posavec is a settlement on the River Sava in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Praproše
Praproše
Praproše is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Prezrenje
Prezrenje
Prezrenje is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Radovljica, Ravnica
Ravnica, Radovljica
Ravnica is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Rovte
Rovte, Radovljica
Rovte is a small settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Slatna
Slatna
Slatna is a small village above Begunje in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Spodnja Dobrava
Spodnja Dobrava, Radovljica
Spodnja Dobrava is a village in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Spodnja Lipnica
Spodnja Lipnica
Spodnja Lipnica is a village in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Spodnji Otok
Spodnji Otok
Spodnji Otok is a village in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.A document from 1326 mentions the village Otok as Werd. Between 1326 and 1331 two members of Polish gentry Jurij and Nikolaj moved to the area and Jurij had his mansion in Spodnji Otok...

, Srednja Dobrava
Srednja Dobrava
Srednja Dobrava is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.The Parish Church in the village is dedicated to The Exaltation of the Cross and belongs to the Archdiocese of Ljubljana.-External links:*...

, Srednja vas
Srednja vas, Radovljica
Srednja vas is a small settlement above Begunje in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Studenčice
Studencice, Radovljica
Studenčice is a village in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The village church is dedicated to Saint Florian.-External links:*...

, Vošče
Vošce
Vošče is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Vrbnje
Vrbnje
Vrbnje is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Zadnja vas
Zadnja vas
Zadnja vas is a small village in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The village church is dedicated to Saint Lucy and is first mentioned in documents dated to 1464, but was extensively rebuilt in the 17th century when a decorative portal made of local volcanic...

, Zaloše
Zaloše
Zaloše is a settlement on the right bank of the River Sava in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Zapuže
Zapuže, Radovljica
Zapuže is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Zgornja Dobrava
Zgornja Dobrava, Radovljica
Zgornja Dobrava is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Zgornja Lipnica
Zgornja Lipnica
Zgornja Lipnica is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Zgornji Otok
Zgornji Otok
Zgornji Otok is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

, Zgoša
Zgoša
Zgoša is a settlement in the Radovljica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

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