Gorenje Jesenice

Gorenje Jesenice

View of Gorenje Jesenice from the east standing on the main local road
Gorenje Jesenice

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°58′2.14″N 15°7′42.17″E / 45.9672611°N 15.1283806°E / 45.9672611; 15.1283806Coordinates: 45°58′2.14″N 15°7′42.17″E / 45.9672611°N 15.1283806°E / 45.9672611; 15.1283806
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Šentrupert
Area
  Total 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Elevation 245.7 m (806.1 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 111
[1]

Gorenje Jesenice (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾeːnjɛ jɛsɛˈniːtsɛ]; German: Oberjessenitz[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Šentrupert in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

The local church is dedicated to Saint Cantius (Slovene: sveti Kancijan) and belongs to the Parish of Šentrupert. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526 with some 17th- and 18th-century remodelling.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 84.
  3. Šentrupert municipal site
  4. "EŠD 2485". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 8 July 2011.

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