Gornji Grad, Slovenia
| Gornji Grad | |
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 Gornji Grad
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| Coordinates: 46°17′46.04″N 14°48′18.62″E / 46.2961222°N 14.8051722°ECoordinates: 46°17′46.04″N 14°48′18.62″E / 46.2961222°N 14.8051722°E | |
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 Slovenia
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| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Gornji Grad |
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| • Total | 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 431.3 m (1,415.0 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 1,067 |
Gornji Grad (pronounced [ˈɡoːɾnji ˈɡɾaːt]; German: Oberburg) is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the Municipality of Gornji Grad in Slovenia.
It is located on the Dreta River, a right tributary of the Savinja, in the southeastern foothills of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps, about 36 km (22 mi) east of Celje and 55 km (34 mi) north of Ljubljana. Traditionally Gornji Grad belongs to the region of Styria (Lower Styria), it is today included in the Savinja Statistical Region. In the west, the road leads up to the Črnivec sedlo mountain pass and to Kamnik in Upper Carniola.
Gornji Grad has a rich history. A fortress (grad) already existed at the site in the early 12th century. In 1140 Patriarch Pellegrinus I of Aquileia founded a Benedictine monastery vested with extended possessions in the vicinity. Temporarily held by the Lords of Žovnek (Sanneck) and of Ptuj (Pettau), Gornji Grad later passed to the Carinthian counts of Heunburg, relatives of Saint Hemma of Gurk, to Count Ulrich V of Pfannberg in 1322 and finally to the Counts of Celje. As part of the Duchy of Styria, the fief upon the death of Count Ulrich II of Celje in 1456 was seized by the Habsburg emperor Frederick III. In 1461 he established the Diocese of Ljubljana and incorporated the abbey as the summer residence of the Ljubljana bishops, however, against the strong resistance by the Benedictine monks. Ten years later the premises were devastated by Ottoman forces, whereafter the Ljubljana bishop Sigmund Lamberg had the monastery dissolved and converted into a diocesan priests' college in 1473.
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