Gonjače
Gonjače | |
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Gonjače Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°0′43.45″N 13°33′55.52″E / 46.0120694°N 13.5654222°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Slovenian Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Brda |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 291.1 m (955 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 170 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
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Gonjače (pronounced [ɡɔˈnjaːtʃɛ]) is a village in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]
Geography
Gonjače is a somewhat scattered settlement between Kojsko and Šmartno along the road from Vrhovlje pri Kojskem to Dobrovo. The village includes the neighborhoods of V Koncu and Na Vrhu as well as the hamlet of Bale to the southwest. The houses largely stand along a narrow ridge that falls steeply into the adjacent valleys. To the west, rainfall drains into watercourses flowing into Reka Creek (a tributary of the Idrija River, Italian: Iudrio), and to the west into Birša Creek, which flows into Italy as the Versa and joins the Iudrio further downstream. Springs in the area include Močilo, Polje, and Gabrovica.[3]
History
During the Second World War, following the Armistice of Cassibile, a Partisan command post was established in the lower part of the village. A repair shop and an intelligence station were also established there, and Gonjače functioned as an administrative and operative link for the Partisans between the upper and lower Gorizia Hills.[3]
In 1955, a 24-meter (79 ft) viewing tower was installed on Mejnik Hill (elevation: 321 meters or 1,053 feet) in the southwestern part of the village. The tower is illuminated by floodlights at night.[3]
Cultural heritage
The foundations of a church dedicated to Saint Helena are visible in Na Vrhu. The church was razed in the 18th century, during the reign of Emperor Joseph II.[3]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Brda municipal site
- ^ a b c d Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 204.