Dvorje, Cerklje na Gorenjskem explained

Official Name:Dvorje
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional Region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Cerklje na Gorenjskem
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:471
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2603°N 14.4866°W
Elevation M:416.5
Footnotes:[1]

Dvorje (pronounced as /sl/) is a village in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Geography

Dvorje stands at the top of an alluvial fan on the right bank of Reka Creek at the point where it leaves a gorge and enters the Cerklje Plain (Slovenian: Cerkljansko polje). The houses in the village are clustered along secondary roads adjoining the main road between Cerklje na Gorenjskem and Visoko. The soil is sandy with limited fertility.[2]

Name

The name Dvorje is a contraction of the plural demonym *Dvor′ane 'residents of Dvor'. The name Dvor literally means 'manor' and is a relatively common toponym in Slovenia; in addition to 'manor', it may also refer to a farm with outbuildings, an estate, a (fenced-in) courtyard, or a barnyard, as well as a medieval agricultural estate comprising up to 40 farms.[3]

History

Strmol Castle stands west of the village, below Dvorje Hill (Slovenian: Dvorjanski hrib). It was cited in a number of sources dating back to the 14th to 16th centuries. Before the Second World War, a sawmill and a roller mill operated in the village.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Cerklje na Gorenjskem.[4] It was first mentioned in sources from 1485,[5] and the current building dates from 1755.[2] The main altar was created by Jurij Tavčar (1820–1892) and features a 1755 painting by Valentin Metzinger (1699–1759).[2]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Dvorje include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 157.
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 130–131.
  4. http://www.druzina.si/ICD/spletnastran.nsf/zupnija/zupnija-cerklje-na-gorenjskem Parish of Cerklje na Gorenjskem
  5. http://www.cerklje.si/207.0.html Cerklje municipal website