Golek ( or ) is a small

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

north of

Dragatuš Dragatuš (, ''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 48.) is a village south of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is no ...

in the

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in the

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area of southeastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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History

During the Second World War, a

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blacksmith's workshop operated in Golek, as well as a signal team for Allied aircraft supplying Partisan forces. The signal team initially operated only at night, and starting in 1944 also during daytime operations. The

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was warehoused in Golek and in Kvasica.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit () and belongs to the

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of Dragatuš. It was built in the 18th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 1799 The church stands next to a cemetery. It has a polygonal

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closed on three sides and a rectangular nave. A bell tower and wide portico built on masonry piers stand against the main outside wall. The church's interior is Baroque, with a barrel-vaulted nave. The main altar was created in 1899 by the wood carver Karel Poglajen (1849–1890), and a painting of Mary Immaculate in the

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is the work of Jernej Jereb (born c. 1825). A plaque in the church wall is dedicated to the last owner of Turn Mansion in Breznik, Matija Primitz (1792–1855) and his wife (1795–1858). In the cemetery there is a monument to Jože Gorše, who was shot on 6 May 1935 in Dragatuš during election demonstrations.

References

External links

Golek on Geopedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Golek Populated places in the Municipality of Črnomelj