Preški Vrh

Preški Vrh
Preški Vrh

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°31′26.71″N 14°58′4.14″E / 46.5240861°N 14.9678167°E / 46.5240861; 14.9678167Coordinates: 46°31′26.71″N 14°58′4.14″E / 46.5240861°N 14.9678167°E / 46.5240861; 14.9678167
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Carinthia
Statistical region Carinthia
Municipality Ravne na Koroškem
Area
 • Total 2.62 km2 (1.01 sq mi)
Elevation 504.2 m (1,654.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 175
[1]

Preški Vrh (pronounced [ˈpɾeːʃki ˈʋəɾx]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills south of Ravne na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.[2]

The Slovene writer Prežihov Voranc lived in the settlement in his youth. Though he was born in neighbouring Podgora, he derived his pen name from the Prežih farm, which his father bought in 1911. The house is now a small museum and a bronze sculpture of the writer made by Stojan Batič was erected close by.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Ravne na Koroškem municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 577


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