Kamna Gorica, Radovljica

Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

46°19′2.6″N 14°11′37.98″E / 46.317389°N 14.1938833°E / 46.317389; 14.1938833Country

SloveniaTraditional regionUpper CarniolaStatistical region Upper CarniolaMunicipalityRadovljicaElevation

538 m (1,765 ft)Population

(2017)

• Total527^[1]

Kamna Gorica (pronounced [ˈkaːmna ɡɔˈɾiːtsa]) is a village in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Church

The local church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was built in 1652 and enlarged in 1754. It has two altar paintings by Matevž Langus.^[2]

Mineral spring

A major quarry is located to the southwest of the village. Next to it, there is a chalybeate (iron-rich) water spring. According to the locals, it strengthens male potency, which has been extensively reported about by the prominent journalist Tone Fornezzi [sl].^[3]^[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Kamna Gorica include:

Karl Josef Kappus (born 1668), lawyer, member of Academia operosorum Labacensium
Johannes Andreas Kappus (c. 1648–1713), Jesuit
Marcus Antonius Kappus (1657–1717), missionary
Vladimir Kapus (1885–1943), journalist, writer
Leopold Kordeš [sl] (1808–1879), journalist, writer, poet
Matevž Langus [sl] (1792–1855), painter
Franc Megušar (1876–1916), zoologist
Lovro Pogačnik [sl] (1880–1919), politician
Franc Pretnar [sl] (1912–1988), scales technician, precision mechanic, inventor, innovator, engraver
Aleksander Toman (1851–1931), agronomist, journalist
Lovro Toman (1827–1870), politician
Blaž Tomaževič (1909–1986), literary historian, teacher
Jožef Tomažovič Sr. (1774–1847), musician, teacher
Jernej Uršič [sl] (1784–1860), national awakener, priest
Ivan Varl (1923–1979), painter
Ignacij Zupan [sl] (1853–1915), pipe organ builder

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ National Gallery of Slovenia site
^ Hieng, Primož (4 March 2022). "V teh 5 slovenskih krajih izvira zdravilna železna voda" [In These Five Slovenian Towns, the Healing Iron Water Springs]. Onaplus (in Slovenian).
^ "Mar pod smrekami res izvira moška voda?" [Is there Really The Men's Water Springing up Under the Spruce Trees?]. Dnevnik.si (in Slovenian). 29 July 2009.