Vodice pri Gabrovki

Vodice pri Gabrovki
Vodice pri Gabrovki

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°0′57.96″N 14°58′34.44″E / 46.0161000°N 14.9762333°ECoordinates: 46°0′57.96″N 14°58′34.44″E / 46.0161000°N 14.9762333°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Litija
Area
  Total 2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Elevation 693.5 m (2,275.3 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 41
[1]

Vodice pri Gabrovki (pronounced [vɔˈdiːtsɛ pɾi ˈɡaːbɾɔu̯ki]; German: Woditz[2]) is a settlement north of Gabrovka in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3] The settlement includes the hamlets of Zgornje Vodice, Spodnje Vodice (German: Unterwoditz[2]), and Greben.[4]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Vodice to Vodice pri Gabrovki in 1953.[5] In the past the German name was Woditz.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Agnes (Slovene: sveta Neža) and belongs to the Parish of Gabrovka. It dates to the late 15th century.[6]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 94.
  3. Litija municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 289–290.
  5. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2397

External links