Gornje Orle

Gornje Orle
Gornje Orle

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°58′49.3″N 15°19′32.69″E / 45.980361°N 15.3257472°E / 45.980361; 15.3257472Coordinates: 45°58′49.3″N 15°19′32.69″E / 45.980361°N 15.3257472°E / 45.980361; 15.3257472
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Sevnica
Area
  Total 2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Elevation 433.5 m (1,422.2 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 45
[1]

Gornje Orle (pronounced [ˈɡoːɾnjɛ ˈoɾːljɛ]; in older sources also Gorenje Orlje,[2] German: Oberorle[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills above the right bank of the Sava River. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3] It includes the hamlets of Orlska Gora (in older sources also Orlje Vinska Gora,[2] German: Weinberg[2]), Buče, and Novo.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 3 4 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 81.
  3. Sevnica municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 259.

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