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

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...

. 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:*...