Godešič

Godešič (pronounced [ˈɡoːdɛʃitʃ]; in older sources also Godešiče,[2] German: Godeschitz[2]) is a village on the right bank of the Sora River in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Godešič
Godešič
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′44.99″N 14°21′27.41″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Elevation
350.3 m (1,149.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total663
[1]

Name

Godešič was attested in written sources in 1022–1023 as Niusazinhun, and later as Nivsaze (1160), Niuznsaezze (1214), and Nivsaez (1291).[3][4] The modern Slovene name—originally plural, *Godešiči—is a patronymic derived from the hypocorism *Godešь, probably referring to an early settler of the village.[4]

Church
Saint Nicholas's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and is Romanesque in its origins based on archaeological evidence of an apse found when the floor of the current church was being renovated. At the end of the 14th century a Gothic church was built on the site; a painted east facade, dated to c. 1400, survives. The church was expanded in 1852. Inside, 16th-century frescos by Jernej of Loka survive in the sanctuary.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Godešič include:

References
  1. 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. 62.
  3. Kosi, Miha; Bizjak, Matjaž; Seručnik, Miha; Šilc, Jurij (2016). Historična topografija Kranjske. (do leta 1500). Ljubljana: Založba ZRC. pp. 235–238.
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 141.
  5. Škofja Loka municipal declaration of local churches as cultural monuments, 23 May 2007 Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Guštin, Damijan. 1990. "Hafner Anton." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 3.
  7. https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/c2b10ffc-cb47-4649-b7f6-c6f628f9362c


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