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Gorenja Vas
Gorenja Vas
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Gorenja VasLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°6′24.68″N 14°8′42.28″E / 46.1068556°N 14.1450778°E / 46.1068556; 14.1450778
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Area
• Total	5.9 km (2.3 sq mi)
Elevation	423.7 m (1,390.1 ft)
Population
• Total	1,132
• Density	190/km (500/sq mi)

Gorenja Vas (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾeːnja ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Gorenja vas, German: Goreinawas) is a settlement in the Poljane Sora Valley and the administrative centre of the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. In addition to the settlement core of Gorenja Vas itself, the settlement also consists of the hamlets of Sestranska Vas (Slovene: Sestranska vas) north of the Poljane Sora River, and Trata and Lajše south of the settlement core.

Religious heritage

The parish church is dedicated to the martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist. It dates to the second half of the 17th century and was built on the site of a smaller chapel. It was remodeled in the 18th century, when the nave was extended, the side chapels were walled in, and the current belfry and main facade were created. Paintings dating to circa 1700 decorate the nave and presbytery. The main altar is late Baroque; it has been reworked several times and has paintings by Janez Wolf (1825–1884) and Matija Bradaška (1852–1915).

• Shrine on the Poljane Sora River
• Shrine opposite the parish church

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Gorenja Vas include:

• Anton Dolinar (sl) (1894–1953), musician, born in Trata
• Ignacij Oblak (1834–1916), wood carver and gilder
• Ivan Poljanec (1855–1933), wood carver
• Ivan Regen (1868–1947), biologist, born in Lajše

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. 64.
3. Gorenja Vas–Poljane municipal site
4. ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 360.
5. Cultural Heritage in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane (in Slovene)
6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2580
7. Hadži, Jovan. "Regen, Janez (1868–1947)". Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

External links

• Media related to Gorenja Vas at Wikimedia Commons
• Gorenja Vas on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Settlements	Administrative seat: Gorenja Vas Current Bačne Brebovnica Bukov Vrh Čabrače Četena Ravan Debeni Delnice Dobje Dobravšce Dolenčice Dolenja Dobrava Dolenja Ravan Dolenja Žetina Dolenje Brdo Dolge Njive Fužine Goli Vrh Gorenja Dobrava Gorenja Ravan Gorenja Žetina Gorenje Brdo Hlavče Njive Hobovše pri Stari Oselici Hotavlje Hotovlja Jarčje Brdo Javorje Javorjev Dol Jazbine Jelovica Kladje Kopačnica Kremenik Krivo Brdo Krnice pri Novakih Lajše Laniše Laze Leskovica Lom nad Volčo Lovsko Brdo Lučine Malenski Vrh Mlaka nad Lušo Murave Nova Oselica Podgora Podjelovo Brdo Podobeno Podvrh Poljane nad Škofjo Loko Predmost Prelesje Robidnica Smoldno Sovodenj Srednja Vas–Poljane Srednje Brdo Stara Oselica Studor Suša Todraž Trebija Vinharje Volaka Volča Žabja Vas Zadobje Zakobiljek Zapreval Žirovski Vrh Svetega Antona Žirovski Vrh Svetega Urbana Former Sestranska Vas Trata
Landmarks	Holy Cross Church St. Martin's Parish Church Vlastja Simonič Museum
Notable people	Anton Ažbe Ivan Regen Ive Šubic

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