Gorenje (; in older sources also Gornja vas,Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 42–43. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.) is a settlement north of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.Kočevje municipal site It includes the hamlets of Pri Studencu () and Plumbirt.
Name The name Gorenje is shared by several settlements in Slovenia. It arose through ellipsis of Gorenje selo (literally, 'upper village'), denoting the elevation of the place in relation to a neighboring settlement. Gorenje stands about higher than the neighboring villages to the west.
Cultural heritage A small late 19th-century chapel in the centre of the village is dedicated to Saint Joseph.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14005
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Gorenje on Geopedia Pre–World War II map of Gorenje with house names and family names