Crna na Koroskem

3 46.49°, 14.96° NW
About location

Uršlja Gora is best known in Slovenia for the Church of St Ursula, the country’s highest church. Rising to 1,699 metres in the eastern Karawanks, this isolated summit stands above Slovenia’s Koroška region. The present Church of St Ursula, built in the early 17th century, is Slovenia’s highest church, and a mountain lodge stands nearby. Forest climbs towards more open upper slopes, while the mountain is a well-established destination for walkers from the surrounding valleys. Its elevated position makes Uršlja Gora a defining landmark in the mountain landscape between Črna na Koroškem, Mežica and Slovenj Gradec. It is also known by its Slovene name, Plešivec.

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