Godovič ( or ; german: Godowitsch''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 124–125.) is a settlement in the hills southeast of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

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) and Cesar to the east.

Name

Godovič was attested in historical sources as ''Godawitz'' in 1450. 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 Godič (; german: Goditsch''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 26.) is a village on the left bank of the Kamnik Bistrica River in the Muni ...

'', ''

Godemarci Godemarci (, german: Godomerzen) is a settlement in the Slovene Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Mura Statistic ...

'', and '' Godeninci''. Locally, the name of the settlement has a mobile accent, pronounced , genitive .

Attractions

Near Godovič there are fossilized dinosaur footprints. There are the remnants of a First World War military

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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

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and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.Koper Diocese list of churches

Notable people

Marcos Luis Jerman Marcos Luis Jerman (born 20 January 1957), also known as Marko Jerman, is a Slovenian stained glass artist and former Olympic cross-country skier. Life Jerman was born in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. After finishing secondary school he ...

(born 1957), artist and Olympic athlete *

Matevž Govekar Matevž Govekar (born 17 April 2000) is a Slovenian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Major results ;2018 : 8th G.P. Eccellenze Valli del Soligo ;2021 : 1st Mountains classification, In the footsteps of the Romans : 5th Trof ...

(born 2000), racing cyclist for Team Bahrain Victorious *

Vinko Kobal Vinko is a masculine name related to Vincent, and may refer to: Given name *Frane Vinko Golem (1938–2007), Croatian diplomat and politician *Vinko Begović (born 1948), Croatian football coach *Vinko Bogataj (born 1950), former ski jumper from ...

(1928–2001), priest and translator

References

External links

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Godovič on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Idrija {{Idrija-geo-stub