Official Name: | Gorenje |
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: | Styria |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Savinja |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Šmartno ob Paki |
Area Total Km2: | 0.79 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 118 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.3456°N 15.0094°W |
Elevation M: | 325.9 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Gorenje (pronounced as /sl/ or pronounced as /sl/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Paka River northwest of Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
The local church is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Šmartno. It is a medieval church that was greatly rebuilt in the 18th century.[3]
It is the source of the name of the Slovenian appliance manufacturer Gorenje, which was founded in 1950 by Ivan Atelšek.