Gorenja Sava

Gorenja Sava
Gorenja Sava is located in Slovenia
Gorenja Sava
Gorenja Sava
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′48″N 14°20′25″E / 46.24667°N 14.34028°E / 46.24667; 14.34028
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityKranj
Elevation
[1]
357 m (1,171 ft)

Gorenja Sava (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾeːnja ˈsaːʋa]; German: Gorenjasawa[2]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is now part of the city of Kranj.[3]

Geography

Gorenja Sava stands northwest of Kranj's city center, on a terrace between the foot of Mount Saint Margaret (Slovene: Šmarjetna gora) and the right bank of the Sava River.[1][3] It is connected by road to Spodnja Besnica to the north and to the former village of Kalvarija to the south.[1][3]

Name

A sign for Gorenjesavska cesta 'Gorenja Sava Street'

Gorenja Sava was attested in historical sources as Sawa in 1291, Zaw in 1347, and Obersaw in 1481, among other variations.[4] The name Gorenja Sava means 'upper Sava' and refers to its upstream location on the Sava River.

History

Gorenja Sava had a population of 211 in 33 houses in 1870,[2] 214 in 37 houses in 1880,[5] 238 in 35 houses in 1900,[6] and 220 in 35 houses in 1931.[1] Gorenja Sava was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 239.
  2. ^ a b Orts-Repertorium des Herzogthumes Krain (PDF). Ljubljana: Kleinmayr & Bamberg. 1874. p. 34.
  3. ^ a b c Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 160.
  4. ^ "Gorenja Sava". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 53.
  6. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 56.
  7. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 32, 53.
  8. ^ Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij od 1948 do 1964: preimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglasitve in ukinitve. 1965. Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko, pp. 32, 50.