Borje, Litija

Coordinates: 46°2′30″N 15°02′40″E / 46.04167°N 15.04444°E / 46.04167; 15.04444
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Borje
Borje is located in Slovenia
Borje
Borje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°2′30″N 15°02′40″E / 46.04167°N 15.04444°E / 46.04167; 15.04444
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Sava
MunicipalityLitija
Elevation741 m (2,431 ft)
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Borje (pronounced [ˈbɔːɾjɛ]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Dobovica. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Geography[edit]

Borje stands at the top of a hill southwest of the main part of Dobovica.

Name[edit]

The name Borje is derived from the Slovene common noun borje 'pine forest' (< bor 'pine'), referring to the local vegetation.[4]

History[edit]

Borje had a population of 85 living in 13 houses in 1900.[5] Dobovica was originally a hamlet of Borje, but this relationship was reversed in 1952, when Borje was made a hamlet of Dobovica, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 310.
  2. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  3. ^ Litija municipal site
  4. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 71.
  5. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. pp. 90–91.
  6. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 7, 19.

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