Gora pri Pečah () is a settlement in the

Municipality of Moravče The Municipality of Moravče (; sl, Občina Moravče) is a municipality in the traditional region of Upper Carniola in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Moravče. Moravče became a municipality in 1994. Settlements ...

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 Slovenia Statistical Region.

Name

Gora pri Pečah was attested in historical sources as ''Perg'' in 1444. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Gora svetega Florjana'' (literally, 'Mount Saint Florian') to ''Gora pri Pečah'' (literally, 'mountain near Peče') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Parish of

Vače Vače (; german: Waatsch''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 96.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The a ...

. It dates to the early 16th century but was extensively rebuilt in the late 17th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2627

References

External links

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Gora pri Pečah on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Moravče {{Moravče-geo-stub