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 | |
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Hotedršica Location in Slovenia | |
Coordinates: 45°55′50.29″N 14°8′21.38″E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
Municipality | Logatec |
Area | |
• Total | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 544.9 m (1,787.7 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 554 |
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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
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. pp. 126–127.
- Logatec municipal site
- Habič, Peter (1992). "Ljubljanica". Enciklopedija Slovenije. Vol. 6. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 250.
- Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 162.
- Hotedršica Archived 2011-09-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
- Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website