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Human settlement
Bukovica pri Vodicah
Slovenia
Municipality of Vodice
registered immobile cultural heritage of Slovenia
About
Bukovica pri Vodicah (pronounced [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.
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 past the German name was Bukowitz.
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