Ambrož pod Krvavcem


Ambrož pod Krvavcem is a high-elevation village in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Geography

Ambrož pod Krvavcem is a scattered settlement on the southern slope of Mount Krvavec. The church stands at the highest point in the settlement itself, at, and the territory of the village extends further north, reaching its highest elevation at Big Mount Zvoh above the Jezerca and Križ pastures. Farms are located on terraces at lower elevations, extending west to Stiška Vas and east to Sveti Lenart.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Ambrož to Ambrož pod Krvavcem in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. In the past the German name was Sankt Ambrosi.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Ambrose, thus also the village's name. The church is said to have been damaged in 1471 during an Ottoman raid, when the Cerklje Basin was also burned by Ottoman forces. According to oral tradition, Ottoman horseshoes were later widely found in the area.