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Verd
Country Slovenia
RegionInner Carniola
MunicipalityVrhnika
Area
 • Total8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Elevation
294.9 m (967.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total1,834
[1]

Verd is a settlement to the south of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The Verd viaduct on the A1 motorway from Ljubljana to Koper runs above the settlement.[2]

The local church in Verd is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and belongs to the Vrhnika Parish.[3]

The Slovene 19th century painter Jožef Petkovšek and the Impressionist painter Matej Sternen were born in Verd.

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