Videm, Dobrepolje

Videm (pronounced [ˈʋiːdəm]; German: Widem[4]) is a village in the Municipality of Dobrepolje in Slovenia. It is the administrative centre of the municipality. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[5] Videm consists of two hamlets: Mali Videm (literally, 'little Videm') is the core of the settlement around Holy Cross Church, and Veliki Videm (literally, 'big Videm') is located to the northwest, along the road toward Predstruge.[6]

Videm
Videm
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°50′54.34″N 14°41′40.02″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityDobrepolje
Area
 • Total2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Elevation442 m (1,450 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total564
 • Density236/km2 (610/sq mi)
[3]

Geography

Videm stands at the northern end of the Dobrepolje karst polje. Gorica Hill (471 m) rises east of the village, and Videm Hill (Slovene: Videmski hrib, 628 m), also known as Little Hill (Slovene: Mali hrib), rises to the west. Three permanent springs known as the Videm Springs (Slovene: Videmski zdenci) are located in the western part of the settlement.[6]

Name

Videm was first attested in written sources in 1355 as ze dem Wydem (and as zu dem Widem in 1436 and an dem Widem in 1444). The name comes from the Slovene common noun videm 'church property', borrowed from Middle High German videme 'church property' (originally, 'property left by the deceased to the church').[7] In the past the German name was Widem.[4]

History

A part-time school was established in Videm by 1793 in the old sexton's house. This was torn down between 1837 and 1857, and a school building was built at the site. A new school building was built in 1908. The village was burned by German forces during an offensive in the fall of 1943.[6]

Church
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church

The local parish church is dedicated to the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in 1844[6] on the site of a medieval building.[8] The church contains artworks by several Slovene artists, including the wood carver Franz Jontez (1853–1928), the sculptor Ivan Zajec (1869–1952), the painters Matevž Langus (1792–1855) and Štefan Šubic (1820–1884), and the artists Tone Kralj (1900–1975) and France Kralj (1895–1960).[6] The front of the church is decorated with a depiction of the crucifixion above the door and the motto "V tem znamenju boš zmagal" (In hoc signo vinces) in capital letters below a gable stylized as a pediment supported by four pilasters. The church is surrounded by a cemetery.

Other cultural heritage

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Videm include:

  • Anton Klančnik (died 1841), folk poet[6]
  • Štefan Primožič (1866–1907), teacher and first director of the Ljubljana deaf-mute institute[6]
  • Bernard Tomšič (1811–1856), playwright, writer, and translator[6]

References
  1. "Nadmorska višina naselij, kjer so sedeži občin" [Height above sea level of seats of municipalities] (in Slovenian and English). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2002. Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
  2. "Videm, Dobrepolje". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48.
  5. Dobrepolje municipal site
  6. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 159.
  7. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 454.
  8. "EŠD 1756". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
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