Zgoša (pronounced [ˈzɡoːʃa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Zgoša | |
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  Zgoša Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′8.91″N 14°11′47.88″E / 46.3691417°N 14.1966333°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Radovljica |
| Elevation | 552.7 m (1,813.3 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 313 |
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Name edit
Zgoša was first attested in written sources as Guscha in 1075 (and as Goscha in 1085, Sgusch in 1394, and Zguoch in 1406). The name derives from *Zgošča, created from a nominalized possessive adjective based on the personal name *Zgost. The name is believed to originally be a hydronym, *Zgošča (reka/voda) (literally, 'river/creek where Zgost lives'), shortened through ellipsis and the Upper Carniolan phonological development-šč- > -š-. Zgoša Creek, which flows through the settlement, is also referred to as Begunščica Creek today.[2]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 480.
External links edit
Media related to Zgoša at Wikimedia Commons- Zgoša on Geopedia
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