Goropeke
Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°2′13.97″N 14°7′16.84″E / 46.0372139°N 14.1213444°E / 46.0372139; 14.1213444
Slovenia (2002)
Goropeke (pronounced [ɡɔɾɔˈpeːkɛ]; German: Ariopek[2]) is a small settlement on a hill immediately south of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Name
Goropeke was attested in written sources as Ragopetsch in 1291 and Gorapetzi in 1500.[4] The original name has been reconstructed as *Rogopeke, an accusative plural of the common noun compound *rogopek (< rog 'mountain, elevation' + peči 'to bake, heat'), thus referring to a sun-exposed location on a hill—which corresponds to the location of the village on the south flank of Goropeke Hill (Slovene: Goropeški grič).[5]
Church
The local church in the settlement is a 15th-century building with some later alterations. It is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Žiri.[6]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 126.
- ^ Žiri municipal site
- ^ "Goropeke". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 146.
- ^ Žiri parish site
External links
Media related to Goropeke at Wikimedia Commons- Goropeke on Geopedia
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Administrative seat: Žiri
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- Žiri Museum
- Žiri Parish Church
