Country Slovenia Municipality Vodice Area 3.48 km² Population 370 (2002) | Region Upper Carniola Elevation 327 m Local time Monday 11:56 AM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Bukovica pri Vodicah ([ˈbuːkɔʋitsa pɾi ʋɔˈdiːtsax]; in older sources also Bukovca, German: Bukowitz) is a settlement in the Municipality of Vodice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
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Map of 1217 Bukovica pri Vodicah, Slovenia
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Bukovica to Bukovica pri Vodicah (literally, 'Bukovica near Vodice') in 1953. Bukovica is a common toponym and oronym in Slovenia. It is derived from the adjective bukov 'beech' (from bukev 'beech tree') and originally referred to the local vegetation. In the 19th century the German name was Bukowitz.
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