Gornja Težka Voda () is a settlement in the foothills of the Gorjanci Range in the

City Municipality of Novo Mesto The City Municipality of Novo Mesto (; sl, Mestna občina Novo mesto) is a municipality in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The seat of the municipality is the city of Novo Mesto. The municipality of Novo Mesto is part of ...

in southeastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Name

The names ''Gornja Težka Voda'' and neighboring ''

Dolnja Težka Voda Dolnja Težka Voda () is a settlement south of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the main road from Novo Mesto to Metlika. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slove ...

'' literally mean 'upper' and 'lower heavy water/creek', respectively. The name is derived from the creek north of the settlements, known as ''Težka voda'' (Heavy Creek), and was later transferred to the villages. The settlements were first recorded in German written records as ''Swernwazzer'' in 1393 (and as ''Swernwasser'' in 1439, and ''vom Swarem wasser'' in 1477). The name refers to slowly flowing water; the elevation difference between the source of the creek and its outlet is only .

Church

The local

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, built on the northern outskirts of the village, is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

Stopiče Stopiče (; german: Stopitsch''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 162.) is a village in the foothills of the Gorjanci range in the City M ...

. It was built in the late 16th century and restyled in 1833.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2354

References

External links

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Gornja Težka Voda on Geopedia

Satellite Images of Gornja Tezka Voda
Populated places in the City Municipality of Novo Mesto {{NovoMesto-geo-stub