Videm (, german: Widem) is a former

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in central

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in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica. It is now part of the village of Krka. It is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Geography

Videm Ivancna Gorica Slovenia - Mali Videm

Videm lies above the right bank of the Krka River along the old main road from

Grosuplje Grosuplje (; german: Großlupp)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 108. is a town in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality ...

to Krška Vas. The soil is fertile and the surrounding woods are mostly deciduous. The appertaining hamlet of Mali Videm (literally, 'little Videm') lies just to the southwest. Srebot Hill ( sl, Srebotov hrib, elevation: )—also known as ''Srobotov hrib'' and ''Kamni vrh'' 'Stone Peak'—rises to the south. There are tilled fields below the road to Grosuplje and along the Krka River toward Gradiček; at lower elevations there are meadows that are subject to flooding by the river.

Name

The name ''Videm'' 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').

History

Schooling was begun in Videm in 1809, when a schoolhouse was also built. Videm ceased to exist as a separate settlement in 1953, when it and the former village of Gmajna were merged into a single settlement named Krka.

Church

The local

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church is dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It dates to the 12th century with numerous alterations over the centuries.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Videm include: *

Josip Jurčič Josip Jurčič (4 March 1844 – 3 May 1881) was a Slovene writer and journalist. He was born in Muljava, Austrian Empire (now part of the municipality of Ivančna Gorica, Slovenia)Levec, Fran. 1881. Josip Jurčič. ''Ljubljanski zvon'' 1(6) ( ...

(1844–1881), writer, attended school in Videm *August Musić (a.k.a. Avgust Mušič, 1856–1938), linguist, philologist, and lexicographer

References

External links

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Videm on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica Former settlements in Slovenia {{IvančnaGorica-geo-stub