Spodnja Sorica (; german: Unterzarz) is a village in the

Municipality of Železniki The Municipality of Železniki (; sl, Občina Železniki) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Železniki. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1 ...

in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the birthplace of the Slovene

Impressionist Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

Ivan Grohar. The house in which he was born stands in the middle of the village and holds a small collection of items associated with Grohar and an ethnographic collection as well as a gallery.

Church

The local church is dedicated to

Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-da ...

. It also contains some of Grohar's early paintings, and there is a statue of Grohar nearby.Sorica Tourist Association site
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Populated places in the Municipality of Železniki {{Železniki-geo-stub