Visoko, Šenčur

Visoko (pronounced [ʋiˈsɔːkɔ]; German: Waisach[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Šenčur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Visoko
Visoko is located in Slovenia
Visoko
Visoko
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°16′27.8″N 14°25′4.59″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠenčur
Elevation
430.5 m (1,412.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total802
[1]

Geography

Visoko is a ribbon village along the road from Kranj to Zgornje Jezersko, with additional road connections to Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Šenčur, and Suha pri Predosljah. Significant construction of houses along the road to Cerklje na Gorenjskem took place after the Second World War. The Kokra River flows past the village to the west, where it powered two grain mills and a sawmill in the past.[3] The highest elevation in the village is at Hrib Hill (451 meters or 1,480 feet) southeast of the village center.

Church
Saint Vitus's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Vitus and was built in 1861 on the site of an earlier church.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Visoko include:

  • Peter Bohinjec (1864–1919), writer[3]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 58.
  3. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 171.
  4. Šenčur municipal site


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