Gorenja Vas–Reteče

Gorenja Vas–Reteče
Gorenja Vas–Reteče is located in Slovenia
Gorenja Vas–Reteče
Gorenja Vas–Reteče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′16.08″N 14°22′45.67″E / 46.1544667°N 14.3793528°E / 46.1544667; 14.3793528
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total
2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Elevation
349.5 m (1,146.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
368
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Gorenja Vas–Reteče (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾeːnja ˈʋaːs ɾɛˈtɛːtʃɛ] or [ɡɔˈɾeːnja ˈʋaːs ɾɛˈteːtʃɛ]; Slovene: Gorenja vas - Reteče, German: Goreinawas[2]) is a village on the left bank of the Sora River in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

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The name of the settlement was changed from Gorenja vas to Gorenja vas-Reteče in 1953.[3] In the past the German name was Goreinawas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
  3. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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