Gornje Orle Explained

Official Name:Gornje Orle
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:Sevnica
Area Total Km2:2.13
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:45
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9804°N 15.3257°W
Elevation M:433.5
Footnotes:[1]

Gornje Orle (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɡoːɾnjɛ ˈoɾːljɛ/; in older sources also Gorenje Orlje,[2] German: Oberorle[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills above the right bank of the Sava River. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3] It includes the hamlets of Orlska Gora (in older sources also Orlje Vinska Gora,[2] German: Weinberg[2]), Buče, and Novo.[4]

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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. 81.
  3. http://www.obcina-sevnica.si Sevnica municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 259.