Gotna Vas

Gotna Vas
Gotna Vas is located in Slovenia
Gotna Vas
Gotna Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°47′30″N 15°10′46″E / 45.79167°N 15.17944°E / 45.79167; 15.17944
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSouthwest Slovenia
MunicipalityNovo Mesto
Elevation
[1][2]
201 m (659 ft)

Gotna Vas (pronounced [ˈɡoːtna ˈʋaːs], Slovene: Gotna vas, German: Gothendorf[3]) is a former village in southeastern Slovenia in the Municipality of Novo Mesto. It is now part of the city of Novo Mesto. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Geography

Gotna Vas is a partially clustered settlement on a fertile plain southeast of the town center of Novo Mesto. It lies in the Gotna Vas Basin (Slovene: Gotensko polje) above Heavy Creek (Slovene: Težka voda), a tributary of the Krka River.[1][2] It includes the hamlets of Cirkulane, Trnče, Jamovci, Banija, Brezje, and Ukrat.[2]

Name

Gotna Vas was attested in historical sources as Goͤznitz in 1357, Gottendorff in 1436, and Götzndorff in 1477.[4] The name of the village is believed to derive from the Slavic personal name *Gotъ, referring to an early inhabitant of the place. Other Slovenian toponyms presumably based on this name are Goče, Gotenica, Gotovlje, and Gotenc.[5]

History

Gotna Vas had a population of 249 in 46 houses in 1880,[6] 229 in 50 houses in 1900,[3] and 229 in 55 houses in 1931.[1] Gotna Vas was annexed by the city of Novo Mesto in 1979, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[7][8]

Church

The church in Gotna Vas is dedicated to Saint Leonard of Noblac. It was formerly surrounded by a cemetery.[1][2] It is a simple structure with an octagonal chancel extending from an older nave and walled on five sides. The exterior west wall has remnants of a painting from the 17th century. The main altar was also created in the 17th century, and the two side altars date from 1899.[2]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Gotna Vas include the following:

  • Franc Avsec (1863–1943), restoration expert, editor, and journalist[2]
  • Jože Bon (1910–1966), playwright[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 486.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 498.
  3. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 160.
  4. ^ "Gotna vas". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 146–147.
  6. ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 109.
  7. ^ "Odredba o razdružitvi, priključitvi in preimenovanju nekaterih naselij v občinah Ljubljana Šiška, Novo mesto, Ptuj, Slovenska Bistrica, Šmarje pri Jelšah in Velenje". Uradni list Socialistične republike Slovenije. 36 (19): 1098–1099. June 22, 1979. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  8. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 38, 69.


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