Godovič

Godovič

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Village
	Godovič
	Godovič Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°57′52.4″N 14°4′52.33″E / 45.964556°N 14.0812028°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Idrija
Area
• Total	15.13 km2 (5.84 sq mi)
Elevation	580.4 m (1,904.2 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	708
• Density	46.9/km2 (121/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (UTC)
Postal codes	5275
Area code	05 (+386 5 if calling from abroad)
Vehicle registration	GO
Website	godovic.si

Godovič (pronounced [ɡɔdɔˈʋiːtʃ] or [ɡɔdɔˈʋitʃ]; German: Godowitsch^[2]) is a settlement in the hills southeast of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.^[2]

Geography

Godovič includes several hamlets and isolated farms: Šebalk, Andrejač, and Dol to the south; Česnik, Gabrovšek, Zala, and Brda to the west; Log, Anžič, Menart, and Lenart to the north; and Ivanje Doline (in older sources Ivanja Dolina, German: Johannsthal)^[2] and Cesar to the east.

Name

Godovič was attested in historical sources as Godawitz in 1450.^[3] The name Godovič is based on a personal name with the root *god- (e.g., *Godislavъ, *Godimirъ, etc.), probably referring to something good or favorable. It is related to place names such as Godič, Godemarci, and Godeninci.^[4] Locally, the name of the settlement has a mobile accent, pronounced [ɡɔˈdɔːʋitʃ], genitive [ɡɔdɔˈʋiːtʃa].^[5]

Attractions

Godovič Pond (Godoviški bajer)

Fossilized dinosaur footsteps

Near Godovič there are fossilized dinosaur footprints.^[6] There are the remnants of a First World War military narrow-gauge railway known as the Feldban and an unfinished railroad tunnel from 1917. There are also examples of the snake-branch Norway spruce (Picea abies 'Virgata'), a rare variety of spruce.

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Urban and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.^[7]

Notable people

Marcos Luis Jerman (born 1957), artist and Olympic athlete
Matevž Govekar (born 2000), racing cyclist for Team Bahrain Victorious
Vinko Kobal (1928–2001), priest and translator

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ ^a ^b ^c Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 124–125.
^ "Slovenska historična topografija". Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 142.
^ Jakopin, Franc; Korošec, Tomo; Logar, Tine; Rigler, Jakob; Savnik, Roman; Suhadolnik, Stane (1985). Slovenska krajevna imena. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba. p. 79.
^ Geology IDRIJA UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKs
^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Godovič at Wikimedia Commons
Godovič on Geopedia

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[Leksikon-2] Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 124–125.

[3] "Slovenska historična topografija". Retrieved February 3, 2020.

[4] Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 142.

[5] Jakopin, Franc; Korošec, Tomo; Logar, Tine; Rigler, Jakob; Savnik, Roman; Suhadolnik, Stane (1985). Slovenska krajevna imena. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba. p. 79.

[6] Geology IDRIJA UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKs

[7] Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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