Sveta Gora (; ) is a settlement in western
Slovenia
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in the
Municipality of Nova Gorica. It encompasses Holy Mount (), above the
Soča
Soča (, in Slovene) or Isonzo (, in Italian; other names: ; ; or ') is a long river that flows through western Slovenia () and northeastern Italy ().
An Alpine river in character, its source lies in the Trenta Valley in the Julian Alps ...
Valley and southwest of the
Banjšice Plateau.
History
In 1539
Urška Ferligoj, a shepherd from
Grgar, had a vision in which the
Virgin Mary
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commanded her to tell the people to build her a church.
Primorski slovenski biografski leksikon
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In May 1917 Sveta Gora was the scene of heavy fighting between Austrian and Italian forces. Several Austro-Hungarian bunkers are found along Skalnica Road (''Skalniška cesta'') leading to the Franciscan monastery and church at the top of Skalnica Hill ().
Sveta Gora became an independent settlement in 2006, when its territory was administratively separated from the territory of Solkan and Grgar.
References
External links
Sveta Gora on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica
2006 establishments in Slovenia
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