Zgornje Roje

Zgornje Roje (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnjɛ ˈɾoːjɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Savinja River southeast of Šempeter v Savinjski Dolini. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.^[2]

Zgornje Roje
Zgornje Roje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′50.47″N 15°7′49.68″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Žalec
Area
• Total	1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation	262.6 m (861.5 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	123
[1]

Name

The name Zgornje Roje literally means 'upper Roje'; the elevation of the village is about 3 meters (9.8 ft) higher than that of neighboring Spodnje Roje (literally, 'lower Roje'). The two villages were attested in historical sources in 1350 as Roͤdein in 1350, zu Royach in 1402, and zu Rayach in 1436, among other spellings. The name comes from the common noun roja 'ditch, drainage canal', referring to a damp meadow or field drained for cultivation. The noun was borrowed into Slovene from Friulian ròja 'drainage canal'.^[3]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
2. Žalec municipal site
3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 359.

External links

• Media related to Zgornje Roje at Wikimedia Commons
• Zgornje Roje on Geopedia