Jesenovec is a scattered settlement along the road from Škofja Loka to Petrovo Brdo in the upper Selca Sora Valley between Plešenica Creek and Upper Smoleva Creek (Slovene: Zadnja Smoleva). It includes the Plenšak Gorge below Prtovč and the Blok and Slap gorges below Štedel Peak (Slovene: Štedel vrh; elevation: 1,145 meters or 3,757 feet). Other nearby elevations include Mount Groblje (elevation: 1,086 meters or 3,563 feet) and Grebel Peak (Slovene: Grebel vrh; elevation: 1,348 meters or 4,423 feet) to the northwest and Mount Vancovec (elevation: 1,085 meters or 3,560 feet) to the southeast.[2]
Name
A sign for Jesenovec
The name Jesenovec is derived from the common noun jesen 'ash tree', thus originally referring to the local vegetation.[5]
History
Jesenovec had a population of 31 living in four houses in 1880,[4] 26 living in four houses in 1890,[6] 27 living in four houses in 1900,[7] 23 in three houses in 1931,[1] and 40 in seven houses in 1961.[2] Jesenovec was annexed by Železniki in 1966, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[2][8]
