| Official Name: | Bohova |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Styria |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Drava |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hoče–Slivnica |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.39 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 234 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.5092°N 15.6568°W |
| Elevation M: | 275 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Bohova (in Slovenian pronounced as /bɔˈxɔːʋa/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica south of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
Bohova was attested in written records in 1255 as Bochew, and in 1441 as Wokaw. Like related Slavic place names (e.g., Bochowo in Poland and Bochov in the Czech Republic), the name is derived from the Slavic personal name *Boxъ, referring to early ownership or association with the place.[3] Another conjecture regarding the origin of the name is that it refers to sides of bacon (Slovenian: boh), which the village produced for sale in Maribor.[4]
During the construction of the A1 Motorway in 1995 evidence of Roman-period settlement was uncovered near the village. The site was merely identified and not properly excavated or further investigated.[5]
Bohova is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Bohova Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Bohova) is located in the Marof Woods (Slovenian: Marofski les) 150m (490feet) southeast of the freeway. It contains the remains of undetermined victims.[6]
In 1958, the Slovenija Sadje company converted a prewar slaughterhouse in the settlement into a refrigeration unit for meat and fruit. The premises were set up for processing fruit juices, primarily for export. The fire station in Bohova was renovated in 1977.[4]
The village has a wayside shrine dating to the second half of the 18th century, and a chapel-shrine dating to the first half of the 19th century.[4]
Notable people that were born or lived in Bohova include: