Church of St. Ursula is located on northern edge of village Lanišče, on the way from Ljubljana towards Grosuplje, north of Škofljica on the top of the small hill. The village and is properly oriented, towards the east.

The church is very old, very likely built around year 1000. Antique writers confirmed this assumption in year 1886, when they looked at the bell of the church. But a precise date of creation of the church won’t be known, because suitable exavations were not done under the foundations of the church. The church initially was smaller, as is today.

The church enumerates also a list of Carniola treasures from year 1526; church of St. Ursula zu “Lanisch”. Janez Vajkard Valvasor lists it in Šmarje branches, but does not say how did it look like.

Lanišče
Lanišče is scattared settlement above northeast slough of Ljubljana Marshes. It is located in the municipality Škofljica. Only a kilometer from city Škofljica, under the highway in direction Ljubljana – Višnja Gora, on southern slope of the hill, behind which rises Molnik (582 meters). [_Read more_]