Country Slovenia Statistical region Central Sava Elevation 743 m Population 101 (2002) | Traditional region Styria Municipality Hrastnik Area 6.64 km² | |
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Gore ([ˈɡɔːɾɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Styria region. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.
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Map of 1431 Gore, Slovenia
The local church is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Parish of Hrastnik. It dates to the early 16th century.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Jurij ob Turju (literally, 'Saint George next to Turje') to Gore (literally, 'mountains') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.