Horjul, Horjul

Horjul
Coat of arms of Horjul
Horjul is located in Slovenia
Horjul
Horjul
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°1′22.64″N 14°17′53.28″E / 46.0229556°N 14.2981333°E / 46.0229556; 14.2981333
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityHorjul
Elevation
339.8 m (1,114.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total1,169
[1]

Horjul (pronounced [xɔˈɾjuːl]) is a small town in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] It is the administrative center of the Municipality of Horjul. It developed from a clustered village on the north side of the marshy valley of Horjulka Creek. It includes the hamlets of Vovčne and Lipalca.[3] Elevations in the territory of the settlement include Brezovec Hill (471 m), Rog Hill (448 m), and Lupar Hill (Slovene: Luparjev grič) (ca. 420 m) to the north, and Rožman Peak (Slovene: Rožmanski vrh) (452 m), Kremenik Hill (406 m), and Čelc Hill (391 m) to the south.[4]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Horjul municipal site
  3. ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 411–412.
  4. ^ Horjul at Pešpoti.si (in Slovene)