Gorenje, Kočevje

Gorenje (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾeːnjɛ]; in older sources also Gornja vas,[2][3] German: Obrern[3][4]) is a settlement north of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[5] It includes the hamlets of Pri Studencu (German: Bein Brunnwirth)[3] and Plumbirt.[6]

Gorenje
Gorenje is located in Slovenia
Gorenje
Gorenje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°40′17″N 14°51′18″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityKočevje
Area
 • Total0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Elevation
498 m (1,634 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total327
[1]

Name

The name Gorenje is shared by several settlements in Slovenia. It arose through ellipsis of Gorenje selo (literally, 'upper village'), denoting the elevation of the place in relation to a neighboring settlement.[7] Gorenje stands about 18 meters (59 ft) higher than the neighboring villages to the west.

Cultural heritage

A small late 19th-century chapel in the centre of the village is dedicated to Saint Joseph.[8]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 26.
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 42–43.
  4. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  5. Kočevje municipal site
  6. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 222.
  7. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 143–144.
  8. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14005


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