Gorenje, Lukovica Explained

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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Lukovica
Area Total Km2:0.71
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:26
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1922°N 14.8255°W
Elevation M:706.5
Footnotes:[1]

Gorenje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɡɔˈɾeːnjɛ/) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Lukovica in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Gorenje was attested in historical sources as Goreynach in 1385, Kôrench 1400, and Goreyne in 1458, among other spellings.[3] The name Gorenje is shared by several settlements in Slovenia. It arose through ellipsis of Gorenje selo (literally, 'upper village'), denoting the elevation of the place in relation to a neighboring settlement.[3] Gorenje stands about 87m (285feet) higher than Suša, the nearest neighboring village.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.lukovica.si/opis/kraji.asp Lukovica municipal site
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 143-144.