Godič
Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
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Godič (pronounced [ɡɔˈditʃ]; German: Goditsch[2]) is a village on the left bank of the Kamnik Bistrica River in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
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Godič from the south | |
  Godič Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′43.06″N 14°36′21.74″E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kamnik |
| Elevation | 655 m (2,149 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 655 |
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Name
Godič was first attested in written sources in 1426 as Goditsch (and as Godicz in 1447). The name is derived from the plural form *Godiči, from the patronymic Godič based on a name such as *Godislavъ, *Godimirъ, etc. The name thus means 'place where Godič and his people live.'[3] In the past the German name was Goditsch.[2]
Cultural heritage
In 1993 the Archaeological Section of the National Museum of Slovenia excavated a Roman cave shrine in a local rock shelter known as Pod Gričo. A number of votive offerings, coins, potshards, and animal bones were found at the site.[4]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Godič include:
- Jurij Jan (1821–1900), priest and cultural activist in San Dorligo della Valle[5]
- Štefan Kališnik (1929–2004), playwright[5]
- Francis Xavier Pierz (1785–1880), missionary in North America and poet
