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

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in the

Municipality of Dobrepolje The Municipality of 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 part of the traditional r ...

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

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. The municipality is now included in the

Central Slovenia Statistical Region The Central Slovenia Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, 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 central po ...

. 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 Predstruge () is a village northwest of Videm in the Municipality of Dobrepolje in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region The Central Slovenia Statis ...

.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 (, 628 m), also known as Little Hill (), rises to the west. Three permanent springs known as the Videm Springs () 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

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

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and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana (, ) is a Latin ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the 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 sculpture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He also designed a monument designated to France Prešeren together with Max ...

(1869–1952), the painters

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(1792–1855) and Štefan Šubic (1820–1884), and the artists

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(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" (''

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'') 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

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stands southwest of the church. It contains a sculpture of

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

holding a

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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 Štefan Primožič (November 17, 1866 – December 8, 1907) was a Slovenian teacher. He was the first head of the Ljubljana Institute for the Deaf. Life and work Primožič was born in Bistra, then part of Austria-Hungary. After a few years of ...

(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