| Official Name: | Preserje |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Inner Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Brezovica |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.24 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 386 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.9568°N 14.4182°W |
| Elevation M: | 359.2 |
| Postal Code: | 1352 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Preserje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈpɾeːsɛɾjɛ/; in older sources Presar,[2] [3] German: Presser[4]) is a village in the Municipality of Brezovica in central Slovenia. It lies immediately east of Kamnik pod Krimom. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[5] It includes the hamlet of Učne to the east on the slope of Špilj Hill (525 m).[6]
The name Preserje occurs multiple times in Slovenian toponymy; unlike other examples of the name (e.g., Preserje, Preserje pri Komnu, etc.), which are feminine plural nouns, this Preserje is a neuter singular. The origin of the name is uncertain. Possibilities are that it is derived from *Prě-syrьje 'place before a damp area, place before a swamp', *Prěsěrьje 'place before an area singed by heat', or *Prěsterьje 'place for drying flax'.[7]
Church-sponsored schooling on Sundays was held in Preserje from 1835 to 1854; after this, regular schooling was instituted. During the Second World War, in July 1942 Italian forces burned three houses in the village.[6]
There are two churches near the settlement. On a hill to the northwest of the settlement is a 17th-century church dedicated to Saint Joseph. The parish church, on the southern outskirts of the settlement next to the local cemetery, is dedicated to Saint Vitus and was built in 1711.[8]
Notable people that were born or lived in Preserje include: