Gorenje (; in older sources also ''Gornja vas'',
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 42–43.] german: Obrern
[Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. ''Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem''. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.]) is a settlement north of
Kočevje in southern
Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It includes the hamlets of Pri Studencu (german: Bein Brunnwirth)
and Plumbirt.
Name
The name ''Gorenje'' is shared by several settlements in Slovenia. It arose through ellipsis of ''Gorenje selo'' (literally, 'upper village'), denoting the elevation of the place in relation to a neighboring settlement. Gorenje stands about higher than the neighboring villages to the west.
Cultural heritage
A small late 19th-century
chapel in the centre of the village is dedicated to
Saint Joseph
Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers of ...
.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 14005
Gallery
File:Gorenje Kocevje Slovenia south.JPG, Old village core
File:Gorenje Kocevje Slovenia tumulus.JPG, Hallstatt-era tumulus
File:Gorenje Kocevje Slovenia chapel.JPG, Village chapel
References
External links
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Gorenje on GeopediaPre–World War II map of Gorenje with oeconyms and family names
Populated places in the Municipality of Kočevje
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