are derived from the Slovene common noun javor 'maple', thus referring to the local vegetation.

[2][3] The remnants of a Roman aqueduct have been found in the area, testifying to early settlement.

During the Second World War, a Partisan attack in October 1943 resulted in the withdrawal of a German police unit from the village.

[6] The local church is dedicated to Saint Giles (Slovene: sveti Tilen).

The village chapel shrine, which contains a Gothic Pietà from 1440, was painted with frescoes by Štefan Šubic in 1861.