Zgornje Tepe

Zgornje Tepe is a former settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Tepe. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.

Geography

Zgornje Tepe stands in the central part of Tepe, west of Žamboh and below the southern slope of Kleviše Peak.

Name

The name Zgornje Tepe means 'upper Tepe'. The settlement stands about higher in elevation than neighboring Spodnje Tepe.

History

Zgornje Tepe had a population of 49 living in 12 houses in 1900. Together with Spodnje Tepe, Zgornje Tepe was merged into a single settlement called Tepe in 1952, ending any existence it had as a separate settlement.