Borje pri Mlinšah () is a settlement west of
Izlake
Izlake (; german: Islak''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 94.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in the Central Sav ...
in the
Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi
The Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi (; sl, Občina Zagorje ob Savi) is a municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Zagorje ob Savi. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The entire munic ...
in central
Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Sava Statistical Region
The Central Sava Statistical RegionBoršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. ''Transition Studies Review'' 54(1): 145–156, p. 148. ( sl, Zasavska statistična regija) is a s ...
. The settlement includes the hamlet of Zgornje Vrtače (in older sources also ''Gorenje Vrtače'',
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 93.] german: Oberwertatsche
).
Name
Borje pri Mlinšah was attested in written sources as ''Bore'' and ''Woͤry'' in 1360, and as ''Worie'' in 1478. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Borje'' to ''Borje pri Mlinšah'' in 1955. The name ''Borje'' is derived from the Slovene common noun ''borje'' 'pine forest' (< ''bor'' 'pine'), referring to the local vegetation.
Church
The local
church is dedicated to
Saint James Saint James or St. James may refer to:
People Saints
*James, brother of Jesus (died 62 or 69), also known as James the Just
*James the Great (died 44), Apostle, also known as James, son of Zebedee, or Saint James the Greater
**Saint James Matamoro ...
( sl, sveti Jakob) and belongs to the
Parish of
Kolovrat. It dates to the 16th century and was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1523.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 1898
References
External links
Populated places in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi
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