Bukovica, Renče–Vogrsko Explained

Official Name:Bukovica
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Renče–Vogrsko
Area Total Km2:2.18
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:510
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9006°N 13.67°W
Elevation M:56.4
Footnotes:[1]

Bukovica (pronounced as /sl/; Italian: Boccavizza) is a village in the lower Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Renče–Vogrsko in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Name

Bukovica is a common toponym and oronym in Slovenia, and in South Slav areas in general. It is derived from the adjective bukov 'beech' (from bukev 'beech tree') and originally referred to the local vegetation.[2] The Italian name of the settlement was Boccavizza.

Notable monuments

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and was rebuilt in 1928 after the old church in a slightly different location in the village was destroyed in the First World War.[3] It belongs to the Koper Diocese.[4]

The village has a World War I military cemetery, with the remains of the Austro-Hungarian soldiers who fought on this section of the front during the Battles of the Isonzo.[5] The soldiers buried in Bukovica fought in the 24th Infantry Regiment (K. u. K. Infanterieregiment "Ritter von Kummer" No. 24) from Kolomyia, then known as Kolomea, in present-day Ukraine.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Bukovica include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 115.
  3. Web site: Renče–Vogrsko municipal web site . 2008-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080929060903/http://www.rence-vogrsko.si/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10&Itemid=69 . 2008-09-29 . dead .
  4. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
  5. http://www.sempeter-vrtojba.si/data/Razne_fotografije/Pot_miru/6._Tabla_Bukovica_vojasko_pokopalisce.pdf Bukovica vojasko pokopalisc