Bukovica (pronounced [ˈbuːkɔʋitsa]; Italian: Boccavizza) is a village in the lower Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Renče–Vogrsko in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Bukovica | |
|---|---|
  Bukovica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′2.12″N 13°40′11.92″E / 45.9005889°N 13.6699778°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Renče–Vogrsko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.18 km2 (0.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56.4 m (185.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 510 |
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Name edit
Bukovica is a common toponym and oronym in Slovenia, and in South Slav areas in general. It is derived from the adjective bukov 'beech' (from bukev 'beech tree') and originally referred to the local vegetation.[2] The Italian name of the settlement was Boccavizza.
Notable monuments edit
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and was rebuilt in 1928 after the old church in a slightly different location in the village was destroyed in the First World War.[3] It belongs to the Koper Diocese.[4]
The village has a World War I military cemetery, with the remains of the Austro-Hungarian soldiers who fought on this section of the front during the Battles of the Isonzo.[5] The soldiers buried in Bukovica fought in the 24th Infantry Regiment (K. u. K. Infanterieregiment "Ritter von Kummer" No. 24) from Kolomyia, then known as Kolomea, in present-day Ukraine.
Notable people edit
Notable people that were born or lived in Bukovica include:
- Zoran Mušič, painter (1909–2005)
- Karel Bonutti, Slovenian-American scholar and diplomat (born 1928)
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 115.
- ^ "Renče–Vogrsko municipal web site". Archived from the original on 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bukovica vojasko pokopalisc sempeter-vrtojba.si [dead link]
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