Gora pri Pečah

Gora pri Pečah
Gora Sv. Florjana (until 1955)
Gora pri Pečah

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°8′12.69″N 14°47′56.86″E / 46.1368583°N 14.7991278°E / 46.1368583; 14.7991278Coordinates: 46°8′12.69″N 14°47′56.86″E / 46.1368583°N 14.7991278°E / 46.1368583; 14.7991278
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Moravče
Area
  Total 3.65 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation 450.1 m (1,476.7 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 111
[1]

Gora pri Pečah (pronounced [ˈɡɔːɾa pɾi ˈpeːtʃax]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Gora Sv. Florjana (literally, 'Mount Saint Florian') to Gora pri Pečah (literally, 'mountain near Peče') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[3][4][5]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Parish of Vače. It dates to the early 16th century but was extensively rebuilt in the late 17th century.[6]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Moravče municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
  5. Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
  6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2627

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