Hotedršica
Hotedršica (pronounced [xɔˈteːdəɾʃitsa], in older sources Hotedražica,[2] German: Hotederschitz[2]) is a village west of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
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  Hotedršica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′50.29″N 14°8′21.38″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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Geography
Hotedršica includes the hamlets of Griče (in older sources: V Gričih, German: Am Hügel)[2] to the north, Koš to the east, and Čajna and Log to the south.
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').[4][5]
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese.[6]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. pp. 126–127.
- 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
| Settlements | Administrative seat: Logatec
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