Magozd Explained

Official Name:Magozd
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:Slovenian Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kobarid
Area Total Km2:11.16
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:62
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2697°N 13.5923°W
Elevation M:463.4
Footnotes:[1]

Magozd (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈmaːɡɔst/; Italian: Magosti) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Name

The village was attested in written sources in 1409 as Namabisgonden, circa 1439 as Na mali gosden, and in 1763–87 as Magost zu Dresenze. The name is derived from *Mal(i) gozd (literally, 'little woods'), via *Mapronounced as /u̯/ gozd, with syncope of the second syllable.[2]

Church

A small church dedicated to Saint Anne can be found just outside the village. It was built in the late 15th century and the belfry was added in the 17th century. It also has a 17th-century wooden altar.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 249.
  3. http://www.kobarid.si/dreznica/sakralni.html Kobarid municipal site