Goreljek
Goreljek (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾeːljək] or [ɡɔˈɾeːljɛk]) is a high-elevation settlement on the Pokljuka Plateau in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It has less than ten residents, but there are a large number of holiday homes in Goreljek and its immediate area. The northern part of the settlement's territory extends into the Ore Valley (Slovene: Rudna dolina). The local chapel is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and was rebuilt in a modern alpine style in 1996.
History
Goreljek was first attested in written sources as Gorellegk in 1494, and it was originally a mountain pasture belonging to the village of Koprivnik v Bohinju. During the Second World War, German forces surrounded and destroyed most of the 3rd Battalion of the Partisans' Prešeren Brigade at Goreljek on December 15, 1943.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Slovenia tourist organisation site
- ^ Žiga Zwitter (2013). "Krčenje in agrarna raba gozdov na Gorenjskem v času višinske kolonizacije". In Rogelj, Boštjan; Potočnik Slavič, Irma; Mrak, Irena (eds.). Gorenjska v obdobju glokalizacije. Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani. p. 92.
- ^ Melik, Anton (1950). Planine v Julijskih alpah. Ljubljana: Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. pp. 79, 90.
- ^ Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo. 1937. p. 533.
- ^ Križnar, Ivan (1995). "Pokljuka". Enciklopedija Slovenije. Vol. 9. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. pp. 50–51.
External links
Media related to Goreljek at Wikimedia Commons- Goreljek on Geopedia
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