Gora pri Pečah (pronounced [ˈɡɔːɾa pɾi ˈpeːtʃax]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Gora pri Pečah
Gora Svetega Florjana (until 1955)
Gora pri Pečah is located in Slovenia
Gora pri Pečah
Gora pri Pečah
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°8′12.69″N 14°47′56.86″E / 46.1368583°N 14.7991278°E / 46.1368583; 14.7991278
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityMoravče
Area
 • Total
3.65 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation
450.1 m (1,476.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
111
[1]

Name

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Gora pri Pečah was attested in historical sources as Perg in 1444.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Gora svetega Florjana (literally, 'Mount Saint Florian') to Gora pri Pečah (literally, 'mountain near Peče') in 1955.[4][5] 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.[6][7]

Church

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Saint Florian's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Parish of Vače. It dates to the early 16th century but was extensively rebuilt in the late 17th century.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Moravče municipal site
  3. ^ "Gora pri Pečah". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. p. 32.
  5. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
  8. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2627
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