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Vrhe
VrheLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′34.12″N 15°18′40.86″E / 46.2261444°N 15.3113500°E / 46.2261444; 15.3113500
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Celje
Area
• Total	0.99 km (0.38 sq mi)
Elevation	278.9 m (915.0 ft)
Population
• Total	230
• Density	230/km (600/sq mi)

Vrhe (pronounced [ʋəɾˈxeː]) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the eastern outskirts of Celje to the east of Teharje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Parish of Teharje. It dates to the mid-15th century.

Mass grave

Vrhe is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. It is part of the 25 mass graves in the Celje area. The Teharje Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Teharje) is located 50 meters (160 ft) north of the upper barrier in the Celje Zinc Works solid waste dump and about 30 meters (98 ft) west of the fence. It is over 10 meters (33 ft) deep. It contains the remains of German and Slovene prisoners that died at the Teharje camp.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Celje municipal site
3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3441
4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Teharje". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

External links

• Vrhe on Geopedia

v t e Urban Municipality of Celje
Administrative seat	Celje
Districts	Center Dečkovo Naselje Dolgo Polje Gaberje Hudinja Karel Destovnik Kajuh Lava Nova Vas Savinja Slavko Šlander
Landmarks	Celje Airport Celje Castle Grmada Celje Hall Iron Mansion Jošt Mill Kalvarija Celje Lodge Lower Celje Castle Marian Column Minorite Monastery National Hall Old County People's Savings Bank Celje Post Office Prothasi Mansion Slovene National Theatre Stari Pisker Prison Celje Railway Station Celje Town Hall Celje town walls War and Peace (monument) Celje Water Tower
Local communities	Aljažev Hrib Ljubečna Medlog Ostrožno Pod Gradom Škofja Vas Šmartno v Rožni Dolini Teharje Trnovlje
Settlements outside the urban center	Brezova Bukovžlak Dobrova Glinsko Gorica pri Šmartnem Jezerce pri Šmartnem Košnica pri Celju Lahovna Leskovec Lipovec pri Škofji Vasi Ljubečna Lοče Lokrovec Lopata Medlog Osenca Otemna Pečovnik Pepelno Prekorje Rožni Vrh Runtole Rupe Šentjungert Škofja Vas Slance Slatina v Rožni Dolini Šmarjeta pri Celju Šmartno v Rožni Dolini Šmiklavž pri Škofji Vasi Teharje Tremerje Trnovlje pri Celju Vrhe Začret Zadobrova Žepina Zvodno
Former settlements	Babno Breg Čret Lava Lisce Ložnica pri Celju Miklavžev Hrib Nova Vas Ostrožno Polule Spodnja Dobrova Spodnja Hudinja Spodnji Medlog Zagrad Zavode Zavodna Zgornja Hudinja Zgornji Medlog
Culture	Counts of Celje First Grammar School Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje
Notable people	Emerik Bernard Jolanda Čeplak Anica Černej Romana Jordan Cizelj Janez Drnovšek Janez Drozg Ivan Kovačič Efenka Thea Gammelin Cvetko Golar Damjana Golavšek Andrej Hieng Stane Jagodič Jelko Kacin Alma Karlin Brane Mihajlovič Kosta Janez K. Lapajne Janez Lapajne Vladimir Levstik Darinka Pavletič–Lorenčak Stanko Lorger Matija Lubanus Vita Mavrič Drago Medved Miloš Mikeln Peter Muhič Vatroslav Oblak Janko Orožen Oto Pestner Rok Praznik Tomaž Prelokar Brikcij Preprost Franc Purg Andreja Rihter Fran Roš Lojze Rozman August Friderik Seebacher Josip Tominšek Beno Udrih Bina Štampe Žmavc Urška Žolnir

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