Country Slovenia Statistical region Central Slovenia Area 3.44 km² Municipality Municipality of Moravče | Traditional region Upper Carniola Elevation 716 m Population 93 (2002) | |
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Limbarska Gora ([ˈliːmbaɾska ˈɡɔːɾa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
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Map of 1251 Limbarska Gora, Slovenia
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Valentin (literally, 'Saint Valentine') to Limbarska Gora in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. Prior to this, the name Limbarska gora referred to the hill where the village stands. The place was attested in written sources in 1156 as Lilienberch (and as Liliemberch in 1202 and Liebnberch in 1338). The Slovene name is a corruption of the Middle High German name Limberg, which developed from Lilienberg (< lilie 'lily' + berc 'mountain') through haplology, or possibly from German *Lielenberg (literally, 'clematis mountain').
Church
The local church, built on the top of the hill known as Lily Mountain (Limbarska gora; 773 m or 2,536 ft), is dedicated to Saint Valentine and belongs to the Parish of Moravče. It was built by Gregor Maček, Jr. around 1730 and has a free-standing short belfry.