Hotedršica
| Hotedršica | |
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Postcard of Hotedršica | |
  Hotedršica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′50.29″N 14°8′21.38″E / 45.9306361°N 14.1392722°ECoordinates: 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 and Založba ZRC, p. 162.
- ↑ Hotedršica (Slovene)
- ↑ Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
External links
- Hotedršica on Geopedia
Media related to Hotedršica at Wikimedia Commons
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