Gornji Suhor Pri Vinici
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Gornji Suhor to Gornji Suhor pri Vinici in 1953. In the past the German name was Obersuchor.
Church
The local church is dedicated to Saints Fabian and Sebastian and belongs to the Parish of Vinica. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526, and still has Gothic ribbed vaulting in its sanctuary. The main altar dates to 1658 and was restored in the late 19th century.
World War II
A plaque commemorates a British bomber aircraft that crashed close to Gornji Suhor on March 31, 1945. The ambassador of the United Kingdom, Tiffany Sadler, celebrated British–Slovenian Friendship Day together with Slovene Minister of Defense Marjan Šarec on May 6, 2024, in Gornji Suhor.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 10.
- ^ Črnomelj municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2660
- ^ Dan projatelstva (Friendship day), Dolenjski list, p. 9, May 9, 2024
- ^ Fotografija tedna, Dolenjski list, p. 12, May 9, 2024.
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