Zgornje Gorje

Zgornje Gorje
Zgornje Gorje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°22′48.5″N 14°4′6.31″E / 46.380139°N 14.0684194°ECoordinates: 46°22′48.5″N 14°4′6.31″E / 46.380139°N 14.0684194°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional Region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Gorje
Elevation 608.8 m (1,997.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 532
[1]

Zgornje Gorje (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnjɛ ˈɡɔːɾjɛ]) is a village and the administrative centre of the Municipality of Gorje in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name Zgornje Gorje literally means 'upper Gorje', distinguishing the settlement from neighboring Spodnje Gorje (literally, 'lower Gorje'). The two settlements were attested in Latin in 1050–65 as in loco qui dicitur Summitas campi nd in loco qui dicitur z Obinentigemo uelde (both 'in the place called top of the field'). The name Gorje is derived from the plural demonym *Gorjane 'mountain residents', derived from the common noun gora 'mountain'.[2]

Church

The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint George. There are two monuments designed by Jože Plečnik here: a monument to villagers that died in the Second World War and a private grave monument to the Košir family.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Zgornje Gorje include:

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 145.
  3. ↑ Gorenjski Glas 21 March 2007
  4. ↑ Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 253.

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