Hotedršica

Hotedršica (pronounced [xɔˈteːdəɾʃitsa], in older sources Hotedražica,[2] German: Hotederschitz[2]) is a village west of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Hotedršica
Hotedršica is located in Slovenia
Hotedršica
Hotedršica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′50.29″N 14°8′21.38″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityLogatec
Area
  Total3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Elevation
544.9 m (1,787.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total554
[1]

Geography

Hotedršica includes the hamlets of Griče (in older sources: V Gričih, German: Am Hügel)[2] to the north, Koš to the east, and Čajna and Log to the south. Hotedršica lies in the middle of the Hotedršica Lowland (Slovene: Hotenjsko podolje), a low-lying area extending toward Kalce to the southeast and Godovič to the northwest with karst springs and sinkholes in the surrounding foothills.[4]

Name

Hotedršica was first attested in written sources in 1421 as Kathedresicz (and in 1496 as Kathedersicz). The name is a syncopated form of *Hotedražica, derived from the personal name *Xotědragъ (from *xotěti 'to desire' + *dorgъ 'good').[5][6]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.[7]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. pp. 126–127.
  3. Logatec municipal site
  4. Habič, Peter (1992). "Ljubljanica". Enciklopedija Slovenije. Vol. 6. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 250.
  5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 162.
  6. Hotedršica Archived 2011-09-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
  7. Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website


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