Valterski Vrh

Valterski Vrh (pronounced [ˈʋaːltɛɾski ˈʋəɾx]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Valterski Vrh
Valterski Vrh
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°6′47.42″N 14°14′13.54″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation
677.3 m (2,222.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total5
[1]

Geography

Valterski Vrh stands next to Golec Hill (674 meters or 2,211 feet) on a ridge between the valleys of Sovpat (or Sopot) Creek to the west and Hill Creek (Hribovska grapa) to the east. The core of the settlement, with the church, is known as V hribih 'in the hills'. Small farms belonging to the village lie on the slope and in the valley of Sovpat Creek. Polhovec Hill (948 meters or 3,110 feet) rises to the east, and unpaved roads connect the village to Log nad Škofjo Loko and Staniše.[2]

Name

Valterski Vrh is also known as Sveta Filip in Jakob v Hribih 'Saints Phillip and James in the Hills', after the patrons of the village church.[3][4] The name of the village was recorded as Chribu around 1490, Walterskivrch in 1500,[5] Balterskhiwurch in 1560,[3] and Waltersskhiuorch in 1584.[4] In the local dialect, the name has been reworked (via folk etymology) into Bajtarski Vrh (literally, 'tenant farmer's peak').[6] The name Valterski Vrh is equivalent to the metathesized name Lavtarski Vrh, a village 11.5 kilometers (7.1 mi) to the north-northeast.[6][7]

History

During the Second World War, there was a Partisan base at Polhovec Hill in the summer of 1941. Engagements took place between the Partisans and German forces near the village in December 1941. On 29 December 1941, German forces shot the owner and farmhand at the Jakobec (a.k.a. Jekopec) farm for storing munitions for the Partisans, and then burned the farm the following day.[2][8][9]

Church
Saints Philip and James Church

The church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Phillip and James. It is Late Gothic with a star vaulted sanctuary. Frescos in the sanctuary are by Jernej of Loka and date to soon after 1534. There is a fresco of Saint Christopher on the south external wall that was restored in 2004. The main altar dates to 1668 and the side altars are from 1648 and 1838.[2][10]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 383.
  3. Štukl, France (2011). Po poti kulturne dediščine. Škofja Loka: Občina Škofja Loka. pp. 189–193. ISBN 978-961-93149-0-6.
  4. Koblar, Anton (1891). "Loško gospostvo frizinških škofov". Glasnik muzejskega društva za Slovenijo. 1: 56–86. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. "Slovenska historična topografija". Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. Ramovš, Fran (1914). "Zur slovenischen Dialektforschung". Archiv für slavische Philologie. 35: 329–337.
  7. Pintar, Luka (1910). "Črtice o krajnih imenih". Ljubljanski zvon. 30 (6): 343–350. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  8. Podnar, Franc. "Valterski Vrh". ZB NOB Škofja Loka. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  9. "Uničevanje domačij na Slovenskem I". RTV SLO. 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  10. Škofja Loka municipal declaration of local churches as cultural monuments, 23 May 2007 Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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