Zgornje Gorje
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Zgornje Gorje is a village and the administrative centre of the Gorje
municipality in the Upper Carniola
region of Slovenia
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The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint George
. There are two monuments designed by Jože Plečnik
in its grounds, a monument to villagers who died in the Second World War and a private grave monument to the Košir family.
Gorje
Gorje is a municipality in Slovenia. It was created in 2006 when it split from the Bled municipality.-External links:*...
municipality in the Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, Tržič, Škofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale.- Historical background :...
region of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
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The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint George
Saint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
. There are two monuments designed by Jože Plečnik
Jože Plecnik
Jože Plečnik , was a Slovene architect who practised in Vienna, Belgrade, Prague and Ljubljana.-Biography:...
in its grounds, a monument to villagers who died in the Second World War and a private grave monument to the Košir family.