Bezgovica, Osilnica Explained

Official Name:Bezgovica
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Osilnica
Area Total Km2:3.46
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:12
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.55°N 14.708°W
Elevation M:565.4
Postal Code:1337
Footnotes:[1]

Bezgovica (in Slovenian pronounced as /bəzɡɔˈʋiːtsa/; German: Wesgowitz[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Osilnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Bezgovica was attested in written records as Bosgawitz in 1498.[4]

Cultural heritage

There is a small chapel-shrine at the crossroads south of the settlement dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It dates to the early 20th century.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
  3. http://www.osilnica.si Oslinica municipal site
  4. Web site: Bezgovica . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . February 10, 2021.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage