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Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
Goreljek
Goreljek is located in SloveniaGoreljekGoreljekLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°19′55.57″N 13°58′29.3″E / 46.3321028°N 13.974806°E / 46.3321028; 13.974806
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityBohinj
Area
 • Total13.5 km (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation1,257.9 m (4,127.0 ft)
Population
 • Total7
 • Density0.52/km (1.3/sq mi)

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

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Slovenia tourist organisation site
  3. 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.
  4. ^ Melik, Anton (1950). Planine v Julijskih alpah. Ljubljana: Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. pp. 79, 90.
  5. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo. 1937. p. 533.
  6. Križnar, Ivan (1995). "Pokljuka". Enciklopedija Slovenije. Vol. 9. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. pp. 50–51.

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Municipality of Bohinj
SettlementsAdministrative seat: Bohinjska Bistrica
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Location of the Municipality of Bohinj in Slovenia
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