Gorenja Vas pod Režišami (, sl, Gorenja vas pod Režišami, german: Oberdorf) is a former village in western

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in the

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. It is now part of the town of

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. It is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Geography

Gorenja Vas pod Režišami is located in the southwestern part of the Logatec Karst Field ( sl, Logaško polje) along the main road from

Vrhnika Vrhnika (; german: Oberlaibach;''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120. la, Nauportus) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Mun ...

to Kalce. Black Creek ( sl, Črni potok) flows through the village, after which it soon joins Reka Creek to form the Logaščica River. The village includes the hamlets of Grad, Klanec, and Podstrmca (german: Podstermez). The soil is gravelly, and the terrain is swampy along the upper reaches of the creek. Režiše Hill (elevation: ) rises southwest of the village.

Name

The name ''Gorenja vas'' means 'upper village' and refers to its elevated location compared to the surrounding terrain. The name of the village was changed from ''Gorenja vas'' to ''Gorenja vas pod Režišami'' ('below Režiše Hill') in 1953.

History

Gorenja Vas had a population of 310 (in 46 houses) in 1880, 259 (in 48 houses) in 1900, and 282 (in 51 houses) in 1931. Gorenja Vas pod Režišami was annexed by Logatec in 1972, ending its existence as a separate settlement.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Gorenja Vas pod Režišami include: * (1906–1997), gynecologist and obstetrician

References

External links

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Gorenja Vas pod Režišami on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Logatec Former settlements in Slovenia {{Logatec-geo-stub