Gorenje Gradišče pri Šentjerneju (;
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 72.]) is a settlement west of
Šentjernej in southeastern
Slovenia
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. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
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. It is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Gorenje Gradišče'' to ''Gorenje Gradišče pri Šentjerneju'' in 1953. In the past the German name was ''Obergradische''.
Church
The local
church, built outside the settlement to the east, is dedicated to
Saints Cosmas and Damian
Cosmas and Damian ( – or AD) were two Arabs, Arab physicians and early Christian martyrs. They practised their profession in the seaport of Yumurtalık, Aegeae, then in the Roman province of Cilicia (Roman province), Cilicia.
Cosmas and ...
and belongs to the
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...
of Šentjernej. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526, but the current
Baroque
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building dates to the early 17th century.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2436
References
External links
Gorenje Gradišče pri Šentjerneju on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šentjernej
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