Vodice pri Gabrovki explained

Official Name:Vodice pri Gabrovki
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Litija
Area Total Km2:2.16
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:41
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0161°N 14.9762°W
Elevation M:693.5
Postal Code:1274
Footnotes:[1]

Vodice pri Gabrovki (in Slovenian pronounced as /ʋɔˈdiːtsɛ pɾi ˈɡaːbɾɔu̯ki/; German: Woditz[2]) is a settlement north of Gabrovka in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3] The settlement includes the hamlets of Zgornje Vodice, Spodnje Vodice (German: Unterwoditz[2]), and Greben.[4]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Vodice to Vodice pri Gabrovki in 1953.[5] In the past the German name was Woditz.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Agnes (Slovenian: sveta Neža) and belongs to the Parish of Gabrovka. It dates to the late 15th century.[6]

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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, p. 94.
  3. http://www.litija.si/ Litija municipal site
  4. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 289-290.
  5. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  6. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage