Gore (pronounced [ˈɡɔːɾɛ], German: Sankt Georgen[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]
Gore
Sveti Jurij ob Turju (until 1955), Sankt Georgen (until 1919) | |
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![]() Village with Saint George's Church | |
Coordinates: 46°6′56.55″N 15°8′24.41″E / 46.1157083°N 15.1401139°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Styria |
Statistical region | Central Sava |
Municipality | Hrastnik |
Area | |
• Total | 6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 742.6 m (2,436.4 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 101 |
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Name
editThe name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Jurij ob Turju (literally, 'Saint George next to Turje') to Gore (literally, 'mountains') 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.[4][5][6]
Church
editThe local church is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Parish of Hrastnik. It dates to the early 16th century.[7]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 56.
- ^ Hrastnik municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2947
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