Sveta Gora

Sveta Gora (pronounced [ˈsʋeːta ˈɡɔːɾa]; Italian: Monte Santo di Gorizia) is a settlement in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica.^[2] It encompasses Holy Mount (Slovene: Sveta gora), above the Soča Valley and southwest of the Banjšice Plateau.

Sveta Gora Monte Santo (di Gorizia)
Sveta Gora Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°59′56.16″N 13°39′19.26″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Slovenian Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Nova Gorica
Area
• Total	0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Elevation	681 m (2,234 ft)
Population  (2013)
• Total	14
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History

Cavern exterior

Cavern interior

World War One caverns

In 1539 Urška Ferligoj, a shepherd from Grgar, had a vision in which the Virgin Mary commanded her to tell the people to build her a church.^[3]

In May 1917 Sveta Gora was the scene of heavy fighting between Austrian and Italian forces.^{[citation needed]} Several Austro-Hungarian bunkers are found along Skalnica Road (Skalniška cesta) leading to the Franciscan monastery and church at the top of Skalnica Hill (681 meters or 2,234 feet).

Sveta Gora became an independent settlement in 2006, when its territory was administratively separated from the territory of Solkan and Grgar.^[1]