Bukovica, Ivančna Gorica Explained

Official Name:Bukovica
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ivančna Gorica
Area Total Km2:5.08
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:85
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9773°N 14.8607°W
Elevation M:342.9
Footnotes:[1]

Bukovica (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbuːkɔʋitsa/; German: Bukowitz[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3] It includes the hamlets of Brezovec (German: Bresowitz),[2] Cerovec, Gornji Vrh, Potok, and Ukajdol.[4]

Name

Bukovica is a common toponym and oronym in Slovenia. It is derived from the adjective bukov 'beech' (from bukev 'beech tree') and originally referred to the local vegetation.[5] In the past the German name was Bukowitz.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Šentvid pri Stični. It dates to the 15th century with some 17th-century remodeling.[6]

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, pp. 96-97.
  3. http://www.ivancna-gorica.si/ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 125-126.
  5. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 115.
  6. Web site: EŠD 2490 . sl . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 28 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120526061704/http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?ESD=2490&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 . 26 May 2012 .