Official Name: | Gorenje |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Slovenia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Lukovica |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.1492°N 14.6925°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 355 |
Gorenje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɡɔˈɾeːnjɛ/, German: Goreine[2]) is a former village in central Slovenia in the Municipality of Lukovica. It is now part of the village of Spodnje Koseze.[3] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Gorenje stands on a terrace above the road from Lukovica pri Domžalah to Moravče.[1]
The name Gorenje is shared by several settlements in Slovenia. It arose through ellipsis of Gorenje selo (literally, 'upper village'), denoting the elevation of the place in relation to a neighboring settlement.[4] Gorenje stands about 29m (95feet) higher than neighboring Spodnje Koseze.
Gorenje had a population of 53 (in nine houses) in 1900[5] and 47 (in seven houses) in 1931.[1]
During the Second World War, the Partisans stored food and equipment nearby to supply a recruitment center. In August 1943, the Partisans built a bunker in Gorenje to treat wounded soldiers, and the Partisans' economic committee for the Lukovica region was based in Gorenje.[3]
Gorenje was annexed by Spodnje Koseze in 1955, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[6] [7]
The local church in Gorenje, which also serves Spodnje Koseze, is dedicated to Saint Lawrence. It is a Baroque structure with a cupola vault, and the main altar dates from the 19th century. The paintings in the church were created by Gašpar Luka Goetzl (1782–1857) around 1843.[3]