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. It is connected by road to Spodnja Besnica to the north and to the former village of Kalvarija to the south.
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. 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, 214 in 37 houses in 1880, 238 in 35 houses in 1900, and 220 in 35 houses in 1931. Gorenja Sava was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.
References
^ Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 239.
^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.
^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.
External links
Media related to Gorenja Sava at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Gorenja Sava at Wikimedia Commons
