Bukovica pri Vodicah
Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°10′26.19″N 14°30′22.19″E / 46.1739417°N 14.5061639°E / 46.1739417; 14.5061639
Slovenia (2002)
Bukovica pri Vodicah (pronounced [ˈbuːkɔʋitsa pɾi ʋɔˈdiːtsax]; in older sources also Bukovca,[2] German: Bukowitz[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Vodice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Bukovica to Bukovica pri Vodicah (literally, 'Bukovica near Vodice') in 1953.[4] Bukovica is a common toponym and oronym in Slovenia. It is derived from the adjective bukov 'beech' (from bukev 'beech tree') and originally referred to the local vegetation.[5] In the past the German name was Bukowitz.[2]
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, p. 32.
- ^ Vodice municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 115.
External links
Media related to Bukovica pri Vodicah at Wikimedia Commons- Bukovica pri Vodicah on Geopedia
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Municipality of Vodice
Administrative seat: Vodice
| Current | |
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| Former |
- Skaručna Basin
- St. Giles' Church
- St. Lucy's Church
- Vodice Parish Church
