{"id":40,"date":"2012-11-06T12:57:38","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T12:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/blogs\/history\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2018-08-11T11:21:56","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T16:21:56","slug":"gornje-zilje","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/","title":{"rendered":"Gornje Zilje"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-46\" src=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/blogs\/history\/files\/2012\/11\/GZilje-sp.jpg\" alt=\"Gornje Zilje\" width=\"366\" height=\"451\" \/>Gornje (Upper) Zilje is named with reference not so much to elevation, but to direction of flow of the river Kolpa (it flows from Upper to <a title=\"Dolnje Zilje\" href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/dolnje-zilje\/\">Lower Zilje<\/a>).\u00a0 This is the part of <a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/\">Zilje<\/a> that is closest to <a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/vinica\/vinica\/\">Vinica<\/a>, and this is evident in the local vernacular when compared to the language of <a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/dolnje-zilje\/\">Lower Zilje<\/a>, which has more influence from <a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/\">Preloka<\/a>.\u00a0 Gornje Zilje can further be divided into\u00a0<a title=\"Gorenjci\" href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/gorenjci\/\">Gorenjci<\/a>\u00a0(in the West, along the old road), the hill known as the <a title=\"Maji\u0161\u010de\" href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/majisce\/\">Maji\u0161\u010de<\/a>\u00a0(to the North), and\u00a0<a title=\"Mureti\u010devo selo\" href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/mureticevo-selo\/\">Mureti\u010devo selo<\/a>\u00a0(to the East).\u00a0 The remainder of Gornje Zilje lies between these subdivisions, and we have called it <a title=\"Central Gornje Zilje\" href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/central-gornje-zilje\/\">Central\u00a0Gornje Zilje<\/a>, although this is only a descriptor.<\/p>\n<p>The part of the new road that traverses Gornje Zilje (we can see it paved in the satellite image) was constructed before World War II.\u00a0 The old road entered <a title=\"Zilje\" href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/\">Zilje<\/a> in the west at the <a title=\"\u0160o\u0161tari\" href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/gorenjci\/zilje-4-sostari\/\">\u0160o\u0161tari<\/a> in <a title=\"Gorenjci\" href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/gorenjci\/\">Gorenjci<\/a>, passing the <a title=\"Ivi\u010dini-Bati\u010di\" href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/gorenjci\/zilje-2-ivicini-batici\/\">Ivi\u010dini<\/a> and <a title=\"Gornji Stegneti\" href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/gorenjci\/zilje-3-gornji-stegneti\/\">Stegneti<\/a>, then followed the current route all the way to the <a title=\"Dolnji Bro\u017ei\u010di\" href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/mureticevo-selo\/zilje-32-dolnji-brozici\/\">Dolnji Bro\u017ei\u010di<\/a>.\u00a0 From this point it veered slightly north and passed between the <a title=\"Moravci\" href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/mureticevo-selo\/zilje-12-moravci\/\">Moravci<\/a> and <a title=\"Brdari\" href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/mureticevo-selo\/zilje-14-meznari-brdari\/\">Brdari<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/files\/2012\/11\/Ziljani1945.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1085 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/files\/2012\/11\/Ziljani1945-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"Ziljani1945\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/files\/2012\/11\/Ziljani1945-300x190.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/files\/2012\/11\/Ziljani1945-1024x650.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/files\/2012\/11\/Ziljani1945-472x300.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Gentlemen from Gornje Zilje (photographed ca. 1942 in <a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/vinica\/vinica\/\">Vinica<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>Standing fromt he left: Ivan \u010cadoni\u010d (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/gorenjci\/zilje-2-ivicini-batici\/\">Ivi\u010din<\/a>), Mihat Grabrijan (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/majisce\/zilje-41-pintari\/\">Pintarov<\/a>), Janez Stegne (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/central-gornje-zilje\/zilje-8-dolnji-lugari\/\">Dolnji Lugarov<\/a>), Jo\u017ee \u010cadoni\u010d (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/gorenjci\/zilje-2-ivicini-batici\/\">Ivi\u010din<\/a>), Mika \u010cemas (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/central-gornje-zilje\/zilje-6-pericini\/\">Peri\u010din<\/a>), Peter \u010cemas (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/central-gornje-zilje\/zilje-6-pericini\/\">Peri\u010din<\/a>), Jure \u010cadoni\u010d (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/gorenjci\/zilje-2-ivicini-batici\/\">Ivi\u010din<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Seated from the left: Peter Grabrijan (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/majisce\/zilje-41-pintari\/\">Pintarov<\/a>), Peter Stare\u0161ini\u010d (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/gorenjci\/zilje-37-spelici\/\">\u0160peli\u010dev<\/a>), Peter Balkovec (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/srednje-zilje\/zilje-15-maradini\/\">Maradinov<\/a>) from <a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/srednje-zilje\/\">Srednje Zilje<\/a>, Franc Stegne (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/central-gornje-zilje\/zilje-8-dolnji-lugari\/\">Dolnji Lugarov<\/a>), Franc Stare\u0161ini\u010d (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/gorenjci\/zilje-37-spelici\/\">\u0160peli\u010dev<\/a>), Slavko Stare\u0161ini\u010d (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/majisce\/zilje-52-pemci\/\">Pemski<\/a>), Mika \u010cadoni\u010d (<a href=\"http:\/\/gfamilytree.com\/history\/the-places-we-come-from\/bela-krajina-white-carniola\/crnomelj\/preloka\/zilje\/the-people\/gornje-zilje\/gorenjci\/zilje-3-gornji-stegneti\/\">Stegne\u010d<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gornje (Upper) Zilje is named with reference not so much to elevation, but to direction of flow of the river Kolpa (it flows from Upper to Lower Zilje).\u00a0 This is 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