Videm (; german: Widem''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48.) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

in the

Municipality of Dobrepolje The Municipality of Dobrepolje (; sl, Občina Dobrepolje) is a municipality in Slovenia. It lies in a karst valley approximately south of the Slovenian capital Ljubljana. The administrative seat of the municipality is in Videm. The area is par ...

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 ...

. It is the administrative centre of the municipality. The area is part of the historical region of

Lower Carniola Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region. Geography Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the n ...

. The municipality is now included in the

Central Slovenia Statistical Region The Central Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Osrednjeslovenska statistična regija) is a statistical region in central Slovenia. Geography This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km², with a ...

. Videm consists of two hamlets: Mali Videm (literally, 'little Videm') is the core of the settlement around Holy Cross Church, and Veliki Videm (literally, 'big Videm') is located to the northwest, along the road toward Predstruge.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 159.

Geography

Videm stands at the northern end of the Dobrepolje karst polje. Gorica Hill (471 m) rises east of the village, and Videm Hill ( sl, Videmski hrib, 628 m), also known as Little Hill ( sl, Mali hrib), rises to the west. Three permanent springs known as the Videm Springs ( sl, Videmski zdenci) are located in the western part of the settlement. There is no railway station in the village and its rail connection is provided by Dobrepolje railway station away in Predstruge.

Name

Videm was first attested in written sources in 1355 as ''ze dem Wydem'' (and as ''zu dem Widem'' in 1436, and ''an dem Widem'' in 1444). The name comes from the Slovene common noun ''videm'' 'church property', borrowed from Middle High German ''videme'' 'church property' (originally, 'property left by the deceased to the church'). In the past the German name was ''Widem''.

History

A part-time school was established in Videm by 1793 in the old sexton's house. This was torn down between 1837 and 1857, and a school building was built at the site. A new school building was built in 1908. The village was burned by German forces during an offensive in the fall of 1943.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to the

Exaltation of the Holy Cross In the Christian liturgical calendar, there are several different Feasts of the Cross, all of which commemorate the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus. Unlike Good Friday, which is dedicated to the passion of Christ and the crucifixion, these ...

and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana ( sl, Nadškofija Ljubljana, la, Archidioecesis Labacensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia. on the site of a medieval building. The church contains artworks by several Slovene artists, including the wood carver Franz Jontez (1853–1928), the sculptor

Ivan Zajec Ivan Zajec (15 July 1869 – 30 July 1952) was a Slovenian sculptor. His work was part of the Art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics#Sculpture, sculpture event in the Art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics, art competition at the ...

(1869–1952), the painters Matevž Langus (1792–1855) and Štefan Šubic (1820–1884), and the artists

Tone Kralj Tone Kralj (23 August 1900 – 9 September 1975) was a Slovene sculptor and painter also known for his wall paintings and illustrations. Kralj was born in Zagorica near Dobrepolje in Lower Carniola in 1900. He studied sculpture in Prague b ...

(1900–1975) and (1895–1960). The front of the church is decorated with a depiction of the crucifixion above the door and the motto "V tem znamenju boš zmagal" (''

In hoc signo vinces "''In hoc signo vinces''" (, ) is a Latin phrase conventionally translated into English as "In this sign thou shalt conquer". The Latin phrase itself renders, rather loosely, the Greek phrase "", transliterated as "''en toútōi níka''" ( ...

'') in capital letters below a gable stylized as a

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supported by four

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s. The church is surrounded by a cemetery.

Other cultural heritage

*A monument to the fallen of the First World War stands south of the church. It is the work of France Kralj. *A

wayside shrine A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mo ...

stands southwest of the church. It contains a sculpture of

Saints Cyril and Methodius Cyril (born Constantine, 826–869) and Methodius (815–885) were two brothers and Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs, they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs". They are credited wi ...

holding a

Glagolitic The Glagolitic script (, , ''glagolitsa'') is the oldest known Slavic alphabet. It is generally agreed to have been created in the 9th century by Saint Cyril, a monk from Thessalonica. He and his brother Saint Methodius were sent by the Byzan ...

text executed by France Kralj.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Videm include: * Anton Klančnik (died 1841), folk poet * Štefan Primožič (1866–1907), teacher and first director of the Ljubljana deaf-mute institute * Bernard Tomšič (1811–1856), playwright, writer, and translator

References

External links

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Videm on Geopedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Videm, Dobrepolje Populated places in the Municipality of Dobrepolje