Zgornje Gorje () is a village and the administrative centre of the
Municipality of Gorje in the
Upper Carniola region of
Slovenia.
Name
The name ''Zgornje Gorje'' literally means 'upper Gorje', distinguishing the settlement from neighboring
Spodnje Gorje
Spodnje Gorje () is the largest settlement in the Municipality of Gorje in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Zgornji Graben, Furtuna, and Poljane on the Mežakla Plateau.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. ''Krajevni leksikon ...
(literally, 'lower Gorje'). The two settlements were attested in Latin in 1050–65 as ''in loco qui dicitur Summitas campi'' and ''in loco qui dicitur z Obinentigemo uelde'' (both 'in the place called top of the field'). The name ''Gorje'' is derived from the plural
demonym
A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...
''*Gorjane'' 'mountain residents', derived from the common noun ''gora'' 'mountain'.
Church
The parish church in the village is dedicated to
Saint George. There are two monuments designed by
Jože Plečnik here: a monument to villagers that died in the
Second World War and a private grave monument to the Košir family.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Zgornje Gorje include:
* (1857–1906), beekeeper
[Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. ''Čebelarski terminološki slovar.'' Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 253.]
* (1875–1962), diplomat and politician
* (1836–1914), politician and diplomat
*
Jožef Škrinar (1753–1825), writer, translator and priest
References
External links
*
Zgornje Gorje on GeopediaMunicipal website
Populated places in the Municipality of Gorje
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