Velike Poljane, 1316 Ortnek

The Church of Sv. Tomaž is one of the oldest and most important churches in the formerly extensive Ribnica parish. It was erected in the middle of the 14th century by Count Oton Ortenburg, the landowner at the time, who was required by the Patriarch of Aquileia to establish a vicariate here as well. The vicariate and the parish are mentioned in documents from 1444, but the vicariate was later abolished. The unvaulted 14th-century nave with its short vaulted presbytery from the 17th century contains important remnants of medieval frescoes. The most important motif is luxury, which in the Middle Ages was depicted as the cardinal sin of impurity and lust.
TIC RIBNICA
Škrabčev trg 23
1310
Ribnica
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GPS Northing (N) : 45,7973
GPS Easting (E) : 14,6837