Official Name: | Rodica |
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: | Domžale |
Area Total Km2: | 0.37 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 864 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.1482°N 14.5943°W |
Elevation M: | 305.3 |
Rodica (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɾɔˈdiːtsa/) is a settlement on the outskirts of Domžale in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[1] It includes the hamlet of Groblje (German: Ebensfeld[2]).[3]
Rodica was attested in historical sources as Rodiza in 1232, Radicz in 1426, Rodiczs in 1428, and Rodin in 1467, among other spellings.[4]
The local parish church is built in the hamlet of Groblje in the settlement and is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus. It was first mentioned in documents dating to 1526. In the late 18th century the church became the Carniolan centre of worship of Saint Notburga, a patron saint of peasants. At this time the original late Gothic church was rebuilt in the Baroque style and its interior fully painted with frescos by the painter Franc Jelovšek.[5] Between 1998 and 2002 all five altars and the pulpit were restored, and in 2006 a new organ was built in the church.[6]
Notable people that were born or lived in Rodica include: