Borje pri Mlinšah () is a settlement west of Izlake in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.Zagorje ob Savi municipal site The settlement includes the hamlet of Zgornje Vrtače (in older sources also Gorenje Vrtače,Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 93. ).
Name Borje pri Mlinšah was attested in written sources as Bore and Woͤry in 1360, and as Worie in 1478. The name of the settlement was changed from Borje to Borje pri Mlinšah in 1955.Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. The name Borje is derived from the Slovene common noun borje 'pine forest' (< bor 'pine'), referring to the local vegetation.
Church
The local church is dedicated to Saint James () and belongs to the Parish of Kolovrat. It dates to the 16th century and was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1523.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1898
References
External links
Borje pri Mlinšah on Geopedia