Bezgovica, Osilnica
Bezgovica | |
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  Bezgovica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′59.98″N 14°42′28.7″E / 45.5499944°N 14.707972°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Osilnica |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 565.4 m (1,855.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 12 |
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Bezgovica (pronounced [bəzɡɔˈʋiːtsa]; German: Wesgowitz[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Osilnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Name
[edit]Bezgovica was attested in written records as Bosgawitz in 1498.[4]
Cultural heritage
[edit]There is a small chapel-shrine at the crossroads south of the settlement dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It dates to the early 20th century.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
- ^ Oslinica municipal site
- ^ "Bezgovica". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14870
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