Blagovica Explained

Official Name:Blagovica
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Lukovica
Area Total Km2:0.92
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:101
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1758°N 14.8039°W
Elevation M:410.2
Postal Code Type:Post code
Postal Code:1223
Area Code:01
Footnotes:[1]

Blagovica (in Slovenian pronounced as /blaˈɡoːʋitsa/; German: Glogowitz[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Lukovica in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Geography

Blagovica lies between the Radomlja River and Zlatenščica Creek and is the local center of the east-central part of the Radomlja Valley (also known as the Black Valley, Slovenian: Črni graben). Blagovica has a primary school, a post office, a bar, a gas station and a parish church. The village also has several organizations, including the Blagovica Volunteer Fire Department, the Blagovica Hiking Club, the Blagovica Cultural Society, the Blagovica Rural Youth Organisation, and the Trojane–Blagovica Rural Women's Society.

Name

Blagovica was attested in written sources as Glogowicz in 1327, Glouiz in 1328, and Ober Glogowicz in 1369, among other spellings.[4]

History

Blagovica is the seat of the Blagovica Local Community, which was an independent municipality until 1959 but then became a part of the Municipality of Domžale. Since 1995 the community has been part of the Municipality of Lukovica.

Church

Blagovica is also the seat of the Parish of Blagovica. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Peter.[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. 16.
  3. http://www.lukovica.si/opis/kraji.asp Lukovica municipal site
  4. Web site: Blagovica . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . February 14, 2021.
  5. http://www.druzina.si/ICD/spletnastran.nsf/all/C254125D0AF746CCC12572030034F8F1?OpenDocument Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site