Orešje (, , ) is a formerly independent settlement in the

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in southwestern

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. It is now part of the town of

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. It is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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Geography

Orešje is a clustered village on a lee slope of a karst plateau where the road from

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splits to Črni Vrh to the northeast and Podkraj to the southeast. Orešje is along the lower road, and Col proper stands on the upper road. A powerful spring below the road to Podkraj is the source of Sopotnik Creek, which flows steeply south to Bela Creek. The part of the village near the spring is called ''Pri studencu'' 'at the spring' (or ''Spodnje Orešje'', literally 'lower Orešje'), and the part of the village above the spring is called ''Skoki'' (or ''Zgornje Orešje'', literally 'upper Orešje'). The soil below the village has a marl character, and there are poor-quality pastures above the village.

Name

Like similar place names in Slovenia (e.g., '' Orehovica'', '' Orehovec'', '' Orehovlje'', etc.), the name ''Orešje'' is based on the root ''oreh'' '

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', thus referring to the local vegetation.

History

Orešje had a population of 184 in 32 houses in 1880, 184 in 33 houses in 1890, 218 in 35 houses in 1900, and 277 in 42 houses in 1961. Orešje was annexed by Col in 1971, ending its existence as an independent settlement.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Orešje include the following: *Ivo Trošt (1865–1937), children's writer

References

External links

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Orešje (labeled Zgornje/Spodnje Orešje) on Geopedia
{{Ajdovščina Populated places in the Municipality of Ajdovščina