Goropeke

Goropeke
Goropeke Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°2′13.97″N 14°7′16.84″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Žiri
Area
• Total	1.57 km^2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation	683.4 m (2,242.1 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	57
[1]

Goropeke (pronounced [ɡɔɾɔˈpeːkɛ]; German: Ariopek[2]) is a small settlement on a hill immediately south of Žiri in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

Goropeke was attested in written sources as Ragopetsch in 1291 and Gorapetzi in 1500.[4] The original name has been reconstructed as *Rogopeke, an accusative plural of the common noun compound *rogopek (< rog 'mountain, elevation' + peči 'to bake, heat'), thus referring to a sun-exposed location on a hill—which corresponds to the location of the village on the south flank of Goropeke Hill (Slovene: Goropeški grič).[5]

Church

Saint John the Baptist Church

The local church in the settlement is a 15th-century building with some later alterations. It is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Žiri.[6]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 126.
3. Žiri municipal site
4. "Goropeke". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 146.
6. Žiri parish site

External links

• Media related to Goropeke at Wikimedia Commons
• Goropeke on Geopedia