| Official Name: | Gorenje |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| 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: | Kranj |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.2542°N 14.3781°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 399 |
Gorenje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɡɔˈɾeːnjɛ/; German: Gorene[2]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is now part of the city of Kranj.[3]
Gorenje is located northeast of Kranj's city center and the former village of Primskovo, above the left bank of the Kokra River.[1] The road from Kranj to Zgornje Jezersko runs through the village.[1] [3]
Gorenje was attested in written sources as Goreynach in 1385, Goreyne in 1458, and Gorenach in 1498.[4] The toponym Gorenje appears in various places in Slovenia and may be singular or plural (as in this case). As a plural, it may originate from an ellipsis of the neuter singular *Gorenje selo (literally, 'upper village') that was reanalyzed as a feminine plural, or it may derive from the accusative form (in -e) of the masculine adjective gorenji 'upper', referring to people living in such a location, also reanalyzed as a feminine plural. In either case, the name refers to a settlement at a relatively higher location.[5] Gorenje stands upriver from neighboring Primskovo and is 4m (13feet) higher in elevation.
Gorenje had a population of 112 in 21 houses in 1870,[2] 104 in 21 houses in 1880,[6] 83 in 20 houses in 1900,[7] and 100 in 20 houses in 1931.[1] Gorenje was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[8] [9]