Hotedršica
Appearance
Hotedršica | |
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Coordinates: 45°55′50.29″N 14°8′21.38″E / 45.9306361°N 14.1392722°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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Hotedršica (pronounced [xɔˈteːdəɾʃitsa]) is a village west of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
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').[3][4]
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.[5]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Logatec municipal site
- ^ 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
External links
- Hotedršica on Geopedia
- Media related to Hotedršica at Wikimedia Commons