Gorenja Vas–Reteče

Gorenja Vas–Reteče
Gorenja Vas–Reteče

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°9′16.08″N 14°22′45.67″E / 46.1544667°N 14.3793528°ECoordinates: 46°9′16.08″N 14°22′45.67″E / 46.1544667°N 14.3793528°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Škofja Loka
Area
  Total 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Elevation 349.5 m (1,146.7 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 368
[1]

Gorenja Vas–Reteče (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾeːnja ˈvaːs ɾɛˈtɛːtʃɛ] or [ɡɔˈɾeːnja ˈvaːs ɾɛˈteːtʃɛ]; Slovene: Gorenja vas-Reteče, German: Goreinawas[2]) is a village on the left bank of the Sora River in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Gorenja vas to Gorenja vas-Reteče in 1953.[3] In the past the German name was Goreinawas.[2]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 2.0 2.1 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

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