Sodražica

Sodražica
Coat of arms
Sodražica Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°45′41.79″N 14°38′10.68″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Sodražica
Area
• Total	10.0 km^2 (3.9 sq mi)
Elevation	538 m (1,765 ft)
Population  (2013)
• Total	842
[1]

Sodražica (pronounced [ˈsoːdɾaʒitsa]; German: Soderschitz[2]) is a town in southern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Sodražica. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Sodražica was attested in historical sources as Stoidrasicz in 1220, Stodrositz in 1343, and Stodersicz and Stodrasicz in 1436.[4][5] The name is believed to derive from the Slavic personal name *Stojьdragъ or *Stojьdražь, referring to an early person associated with the settlement. An older and less likely theory derives the name from sodraga 'gorge, ravine'.[5]

Church

View from west

Church interior

Saint Mary Magdalene Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in the mid-18th century on the site of an earlier chapel dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It was renovated in 1836 and extended in 1928. The main aisle altar in the church was designed by the architect Ivan Vurnik.[6]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.
3. Sodražica municipal site
4. "Slovenska historična topografija". Retrieved February 6, 2020.
5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 387–388.
6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2276

External links

• Media related to Sodražica at Wikimedia Commons
• Sodražica on Geopedia