A memorial plaque dedicated to Gregor Rihar was unveiled at the Polhov Gradec parish church on the bicentennial of his birth in 1996, the year that Pope John Paul II visited Slovenia. Gregor Rihar Composer Gregor Rihar (1796–1863) devoted himself primarily to vocal music, veering between simple classicism and emerging romanticism. Alongside Luka Dolinar and
Commemorative Plaque to Gregor Rihar at the Parish Church