Gorenja Vas pri Leskovcu explained

Official Name:Gorenja Vas pri Leskovcu
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Krško
Area Total Km2:0.76
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:136
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9228°N 15.4587°W
Elevation M:162.5
Footnotes:[1]

Gorenja Vas pri Leskovcu (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɡɔˈɾeːnja ˈʋaːs pɾi lɛˈskoːu̯tsu/; Slovenian: Gorenja vas pri Leskovcu, German: Oberdorf[2]) is a village southwest of Leskovec in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Gorenja Vas pri Leskovcu was attested in historical sources as Oberndorf in 1445.[4]

Cultural heritage

A number of Roman graves have been found in the area, indicating the western extent of the nearby Neviodunum necropolis.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 76.
  3. http://www.krsko.si Krško municipal site
  4. Web site: Gorenja Vas pri Leskovcu . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . November 29, 2020.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage