The Municipality of Kočevje (; sl, Občina Kočevje) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in southern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. The seat of the municipality is the city of
Kočevje
Kočevje (; german: Gottschee; ''Göttscheab'' or ''Gətscheab'' in the local Gottscheerish dialect; it, Cocevie) is a city in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. It is the seat of the municipality.
Geography
The town is loc ...
. Today it is part of the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region
The Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistična regija) is a statistical region in southeast Slovenia. It is the largest statistical region. The development of this region is largely the result of industry (the au ...
. In terms of area, it is the largest municipality in Slovenia.
History
In 1247
Berthold
Berthold or Berchtold is a Germanic given name and surname. It is derived from two elements, ''berht'' meaning "bright" and ''wald'' meaning "(to) rule". It may refer to:
*Bertholdt Hoover, a fictional List_of_Attack_on_Titan_characters, character ...
, Patriarch of
Aquileia
Aquileia / / / / ;Bilingual name of ''Aquileja – Oglej'' in: vec, Aquiłeja / ; Slovenian: ''Oglej''), group=pron is an ancient Roman city in Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about from the sea, on the river N ...
granted the area around
Ribnica within the imperial
March of Carniola
The March (or Margraviate) of Carniola ( sl, Kranjska krajina; german: Mark Krain) was a southeastern Imperial State, state of the Holy Roman Empire in the High Middle Ages, the predecessor of the Duchy of Carniola. It corresponded roughly to the c ...
to the
Carinthian
Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Bavarian group. Carint ...
counts of
Ortenburg. When the counts received further estates on the wooded plateau down to
Kostel on the
Kolpa River in 1336 from the hands of Patriarch
Bertram, they called for German-speaking settlers from Carinthia and
Tyrol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...
. These Germanic people became known as the
Gottscheers Gottscheers are the German settlers of the Kočevje, Kočevje region (a.k.a. Gottschee) of Slovenia, formerly Gottschee, Gottschee County. Until the World War II, Second World War, their main language of communication was Gottscheerish, a Bavarian l ...
, and their dialect,
Gottscheerish
Gottscheerish (''Göttscheabarisch'',Maridi Tscherne: Wörterbuch Gottscheerisch-Slowenisch. Einrichtung für die Erhaltung des Kulturerbes Nesseltal, Koprivnik/Nesseltal 2010. german: Gottscheerisch, sl, kočevarščina) is an Upper German ...
.
Thousands of Gottscheers, and others, were accused of
sympathy for or collaboration with the Axis Powers during World War II (such as the
Slovene Home Guard
The Slovene Home Guard ( sl, Slovensko domobranstvo, SD; german: Slowenische Landeswehr) was a Slovene anti- Partisan military organization that was active during the 1943–1945 German occupation of the formerly Italian-occupied Province of Lju ...
), after the war. They, and typically their entire families, were
summarily executed
A summary execution is an execution in which a person is accused of a crime and immediately killed without the benefit of a full and fair trial. Executions as the result of summary justice (such as a drumhead court-martial) are sometimes include ...
, thrown into various pits and caves, which were then sealed with explosives.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Kočevje, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
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Borovec pri Kočevski Reki
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Breg pri Kočevju
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Brezovica pri Predgradu
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Bukova Gora
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Čeplje
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Črni Potok pri Kočevju
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Cvišlerji
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Dol
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Dolga Vas
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Dolnja Briga
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Dolnje Ložine
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Gorenje
Gorenje (); stylized as ''gorenje''), is a Slovenian major appliance manufacturer, founded in 1950 by Ivan Atelšek. It is based in Velenje, Slovenia.
It is the fourth largest manufacturer of household appliances in Europe. Appliances are sold un ...
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Gornja Briga
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Gornje Ložine
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Gotenica
Gotenica (; in older sources also ''Gotnica'', german: Göttenitz,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 36.Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. ''Nekdanji ...
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Griček pri Željnah
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Hreljin
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Hrib pri Koprivniku
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Jelenja Vas
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Kačji Potok
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Kleč
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Klinja Vas
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Knežja Lipa
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Koblarji
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Kočarji
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Koče
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Kočevska Reka
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Komolec
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Konca Vas
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Koprivnik
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Kralji
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Kuhlarji
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Laze pri Oneku
Laze pri Oneku (; german: Neufriesach''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 38.Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. ''Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na ko ...
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Laze pri Predgradu
Laze pri Predgradu (; german: Geräuth''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 4.) is a settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the ...
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Livold
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Mačkovec
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Mahovnik
Mahovnik (; in older sources also ''Mošvald'';''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 26 german: Mooswald,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: ...
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Mala Gora
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Mlaka pri Kočevju
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Mlaka pri Kočevski Reki
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Mokri Potok
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Morava
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Mozelj
Mozelj (; sometimes ''Gorenji Mozelj'', german: Obermösel''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 38.Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. ''Nekdanji nemški ...
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Mrtvice
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Muha Vas
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Nemška Loka
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Nove Ložine
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Novi Lazi
Novi Lazi (; german: Hinterberg,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. ''Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevsk ...
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Ograja
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Onek
Onek (; german: Hohenegg,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. ''Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem''. K ...
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Paka pri Predgradu
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Podjetniško Naselje Kočevje
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Podlesje
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Podstene
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Polom
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Predgrad
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Preža
Preža (; in older sources also ''Preže'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 34. german: Pröse) is a village in the Municipality of Ko ...
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Primoži
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Pugled pri Starem Logu
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Rajhenav
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Rajndol
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Rogati Hrib
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Sadni Hrib
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Šalka Vas
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Seč
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Škrilj
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Slovenska Vas
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Smuka
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Spodnja Bilpa
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Spodnji Log
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Štalcerji
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Stara Cerkev
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Stari Breg
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Stari Log
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Staro Brezje
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Suhi Potok
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Svetli Potok
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Topla Reber
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Trnovec
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Vimolj pri Predgradu
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Vrbovec
Vrbovec () is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia, lying to the northeast of the capital Zagreb.
Geography
The town of Vrbovec lies to the north-east of Zagreb, either along the A4 motorway and the D10 expressway or by the old Zagreb – D ...
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Vrt
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Zajčje Polje
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Zdihovo
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Željne
Željne (; in older sources also ''Sela'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40. german: SeeleFerenc, Mitja. 2007. ''Nekdanji nemški je ...
Flag
The municipal flag of Kočevje is a
tricolor consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the colors of Kočevje:
blue
Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when obs ...
and
white
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...
, emblazoned with the coat of arms.
The association with the colors blue and white dates to the 1470s, when
Emperor Frederick III approved the design of the coat of arms, along with civic rights, on 19 April 1471. The flag during that time varies from the one seen today. The old flag was a
bicolor of blue and white, defaced with the coat of arms, which was also different at the time.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in the Municipality of Kočevje include:
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Matej Bor
Matej Bor was the pen name of Vladimir Pavšič (14 April 1913 – 29 September 1993), who was a Slovene poet, translator, playwright, journalist, and Partisan.
Biography
Matej Bor was born as Vladimir Pavšič in the village of Grgar near Gor ...
(1913–1993), poet and author
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Ivan Jurkovič
Ivan Jurkovič (born 10 June 1952) is a Slovenian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Apostolic Nuncio to Canada since June 2021. He has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1984 and was the Nuncio to Russia and N ...
(born 1952), apostolic nuncio to Russia
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Zofka Kveder
Zofka Kveder (22 April 1878 – 21 November 1926) was a writer, playwright, translator and journalist who wrote in Slovene and later in life also in Croatian. She is considered one of the first Slovene women writers and feminists.
Kveder was b ...
(1878–1926), writer
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* (1858–1924), composer
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Roman Erich Petsche (1907–1993), teacher, painter, and
Righteous Among the Nations
Righteous Among the Nations ( he, חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, ; "righteous (plural) of the world's nations") is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to sav ...
* (1908–1942), secondary-school professor, social revolutionary, communist resistance fighter
* (1898–?), geologist, taught at the secondary school before the Second World War
References
Bibliography
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External links
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Municipality of Kočevje on GeopediaWebsite of the Municipality of Kočevje
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1994 establishments in Slovenia