Vrhnika

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Vrhnika is a historic town and municipality in central Slovenia, known as a former important trading post and the birthplace of the writer Ivan Cankar.

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instanceOf town
administrativeCenterOf Municipality of Vrhnika NERFINISHED
birthplaceOf Ivan Cankar NERFINISHED
climate temperate continental climate
country Slovenia
distanceFromLjubljana approximately 20 km southwest
drainageBasin Sava River basin
economy services
small industry
trade
elevation approximately 293 m
governingBody Municipal Council of Vrhnika NERFINISHED
hasCulturalInstitution Ivan Cankar Memorial House NERFINISHED
municipal library
hasEducationalInstitution primary school
secondary school
hasHeritage Roman-period remains
historic town center
medieval church buildings
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1955
hasMuseum local history collection
hasNaturalFeature Ljubljansko barje marsh NERFINISHED
springs of the Ljubljanica River
hasPostalCode 1360
hasReligiousBuilding Church of Saint Leonard NERFINISHED
Parish Church of Saint Paul NERFINISHED
hasTransport A1 motorway connection
regional road network
historicalName Nauportus NERFINISHED
Oberlaibach NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Carniola NERFINISHED
knownFor birthplace of Ivan Cankar
historic trading post
language Slovene
locatedIn Inner Carniola NERFINISHED
Ljubljana Basin NERFINISHED
central Slovenia NERFINISHED
locatedOn Ljubljanica River NERFINISHED
mayorTitle Mayor of Vrhnika NERFINISHED
municipalityPopulation approximately 17000
near Ljubljana NERFINISHED
partOf Central Slovenia Statistical Region NERFINISHED
population approximately 8000
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
usesCurrency euro
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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