Gorenje (, german: Goreine) is a former village in central

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

in the

Municipality of Lukovica The Municipality of Lukovica (; sl, Občina Lukovica) is a municipality in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola region in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is Lukovica pri Domžalah. It lies on the main road from Ljubljana to Celje and h ...

. It is now part of the village of Spodnje Koseze. It is part of the traditional region of

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...

and is now included in the

Central Slovenia Statistical Region The Central Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Osrednjeslovenska statistična regija) is a statistical region in central Slovenia. Geography This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km², with a ...

Geography

Gorenje stands on a terrace above the road from Lukovica pri Domžalah to Moravče.

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 neighboring Spodnje Koseze.

History

Gorenje had a population of 53 (in nine houses) in 1900''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 21. and 47 (in seven houses) in 1931. During the Second World War, the Partisans stored food and equipment nearby to supply a recruitment center. In August 1943, the Partisans built a bunker in Gorenje to treat wounded soldiers, and the Partisans' economic committee for the Lukovica region was based in Gorenje. Gorenje was annexed by Spodnje Koseze in 1955, ending its existence as a separate settlement.

Church

The local church in Gorenje, which also serves Spodnje Koseze, is dedicated to

Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. "Laurel wreath, laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the Persecution of Christians, perse ...

. It is a Baroque structure with a cupola vault, and the main altar dates from the 19th century. The paintings in the church were created by Gašpar Luka Goetzl (1782–1857) around 1843.

References

External links

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Gorenje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Lukovica Former settlements in Slovenia {{Lukovica-geo-stub