Zgornja Javoršica

Zgornja Javoršica
Zgornja Javoršica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′9.7″N 14°41′52.84″E / 46.119361°N 14.6980111°E / 46.119361; 14.6980111Coordinates: 46°7′9.7″N 14°41′52.84″E / 46.119361°N 14.6980111°E / 46.119361; 14.6980111
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Moravče
Area
 • Total 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Elevation 572.3 m (1,877.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 63
[1]

Zgornja Javoršica (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈjaːʋɔɾʃitsa]; German: Oberjaworschitz[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

It is the birthplace of the Slovene poet Dane Zajc.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.
  3. ↑ Moravče municipal site


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