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

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in the traditional

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region of

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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'', and ''

Godeninci Godeninci (; german: Godeninzen) is a settlement in the Municipality of Središče ob Dravi in northeastern Slovenia, right on the border with Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Cro ...

''. 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 narrow-gauge railway known as the ''Feldban'' and an unfinished railroad tunnel from 1917. There are also examples of the snake-branch Norway spruce (''

Picea abies ''Picea abies'', the Norway spruce or European spruce, is a species of spruce native to Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. It has branchlets that typically hang downwards, and the largest cones of any spruce, 9–17 cm long. It is very close ...

'' 'Virgata'), a rare

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of spruce.

Church

The

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Urban and belongs to the

Diocese of Koper ) , cocathedral = Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Nova Gorica() , area_km2 = 4,386 , parishes = 100 , population = 266,403 , population_as_of = 2013 , catholics = 181,230 , catholics_percent= 68 , pope ...

.Koper Diocese list of churches

Notable people

* Marcos Luis Jerman (born 1957), artist and Olympic athlete * Matevž Govekar (born 2000), racing cyclist for Team Bahrain Victorious * Vinko Kobal (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