Sveta Gora

Place in Slovenian Littoral, Slovenia

Sveta Gora Monte Santo (di Gorizia)

45°59′56.16″N 13°39′19.26″E / 45.9989333°N 13.6553500°E / 45.9989333; 13.6553500
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Slovenian Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Nova Gorica
Area
• Total	0.3 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Elevation	681 m (2,234 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	14
^[1]

Sveta Gora (pronounced [ˈsʋeːta ˈɡɔːɾa]; Italian: Monte Santo di Gorizia) is a settlement in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica.^[2] It encompasses Holy Mount (Slovene: Sveta gora), above the Soča Valley and southwest of the Banjšice Plateau.

History

Bunker exterior

Bunker interior

World War One bunkers

In 1539 Uršula Ferligoj, a shepherd from Grgar, had a vision in which the Virgin Mary commanded her to tell the people to build her a church.^[3]

In May 1917 Sveta Gora was the scene of heavy fighting between Austrian and Italian forces.^{[citation needed]} Several Austro-Hungarian bunkers are found along Skalnica Road (Skalniška cesta) leading to the Franciscan monastery and church at the top of Mount Skalnica (681 meters or 2,234 feet). Sveta Gora became an independent settlement in 2006, when its territory was administratively separated from the territory of Solkan and Grgar.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Nova Gorica municipal site
^ Primorski slovenski biografski leksikon

External links

Sveta Gora on Geopedia

Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica

Settlements:

Administrative seat: Nova Gorica

Current	Ajševica Banjšice Bate Branik Brdo Budihni Čepovan Dornberk Draga Dragovica Gradišče nad Prvačino Grgar Grgarske Ravne Kromberk Lazna Loke Lokovec Lokve Nemci Osek Ozeljan Pedrovo Podgozd Potok pri Dornberku Preserje Pristava Prvačina Ravnica Rožna Dolina Saksid Šempas Šmaver Šmihel Solkan Spodnja Branica Stara Gora Steske Sveta Gora Tabor Trnovo Vitovlje Voglarji Zalošče
Former	Dol pri Čepovanu Gorica Gornji Lokovec Puštale Sveto Visoko Vrata

Current