Kamna Gorica, Radovljica
# Kamna Gorica, Radovljica

Kamna Gorica (pronounced) is a village in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

## Church

The local church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was built in 1652 and enlarged in 1754. It has two altar paintings by Matevž Langus.

## Mineral spring

A major quarry is located to the southwest of the village. Next to it, there is a chalybeate (iron-rich) water spring. According to the locals, it strengthens male potency, which has been extensively reported about by the prominent journalist Tone Fornezzi [sl].

## Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Kamna Gorica include:

* Karl Josef Kappus (born 1668), lawyer, member of Academia operosorum Labacensium
* Johannes Andreas Kappus (c. 1648–1713), Jesuit
* Marcus Antonius Kappus (1657–1717), missionary
* Vladimir Kapus (1885–1943), journalist, writer
* Leopold Kordeš [sl] (1808–1879), journalist, writer, poet
* Matevž Langus [sl] (1792–1855), painter
* Franc Megušar (1876–1916), zoologist
* Lovro Pogačnik [sl] (1880–1919), politician
* Franc Pretnar [sl] (1912–1988), scales technician, precision mechanic, inventor, innovator, engraver
* Aleksander Toman (1851–1931), agronomist, journalist
* Lovro Toman (1827–1870), politician
* Blaž Tomaževič (1909–1986), literary historian, teacher
* Jožef Tomažovič Sr. (1774–1847), musician, teacher
* Jernej Uršič [sl] (1784–1860), national awakener, priest
* Ivan Varl (1923–1979), painter
* Ignacij Zupan [sl] (1853–1915), pipe organ builder
