Godič
| Godič | |
|---|---|
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Godič from the south | |
  Godič Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′43.06″N 14°36′21.74″E / 46.2619611°N 14.6060389°ECoordinates: 46°15′43.06″N 14°36′21.74″E / 46.2619611°N 14.6060389°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kamnik |
| Elevation | 655 m (2,149 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 655 |
| [1] | |
Godič (pronounced [ɡɔˈditʃ]; German: Goditsch[2]) is a village on the left bank of the Kamnik Bistrica River in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
Godič was first attested in written sources in 1426 as Goditsch (and as Godicz in 1447). The name is derived from the plural form *Godiči, from the patronymic Godič based on a name such as *Godislavъ, *Godimirъ, etc. The name thus means 'place where Godič and his people live.'[3] In the past the German name was Goditsch.[2]
Cultural heritage
In 1993 the Archaeological Section of the National Museum of Slovenia excavated a Roman cave shrine in a local rock shelter known as Pod Gričo. A number of votive offerings, coins, potshards, and animal bones were found at the site.[4]
Notable natives
Notable people that were born or lived in Godič include:
- Jurij Jan (1821–1900), priest and cultural activist in San Dorligo della Valle[5]
- Štefan Kališnik (1929–2004), playwright[5]
- Francis Xavier Pierz (1785–1880), missionary
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 26.
- ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 142.
- ↑ National Museum of Slovenia site
- 1 2 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 177.
