Mala Gora (pronounced [ˈmaːla ˈɡɔːɾa]; German: Malgern[2][3]) is a settlement in the hills north of the town of Kočevje in southern Slovenia.

[4] It is hypothesized that the name Mala Gora (literally, 'little mountain') was coined by settlers that originated from the Big Mountains (Slovene: Velika gora) chain to the west, as a contrast with the higher-elevation area they had left.

[7] During the 1809 Gottscheer Rebellion, a French captain named Chambelli was murdered in the village of Mala Gora while transporting tax revenues from Novo Mesto to Kočevje.

In revenge, the French forces burned Kočevske Poljane and Kostel, looted the town of Kočevje between 16 and 18 October, and executed five men in Kočevje on 18 October.

[8][9] The local church, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, was built before 1581 and had a painted wooden roof in its nave dating to 1623.