Zgornji Hotič

Zgornji Hotič (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnji xɔˈtitʃ]; in older sources also Zgornje Hotiče,[2] German: Oberhöttisch[2]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Zgornji Hotič
Zgornji Hotič is located in Slovenia
Zgornji Hotič
Zgornji Hotič
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°5′25.31″N 14°48′47.28″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Sava
MunicipalityLitija
Area
 • Total1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation
262.3 m (860.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total219
[1]

Church
Saint Helena's Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Helena and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in 1686.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Zgornji Hotič, or with ancestry from Zgornji Hotič, include:

  • Ivan Bajde (1855–1920), musical inventor[5]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 92.
  3. Litija municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 1846
  5. Premrl, Stanko (1925). "Ivan Bajde". Slovenska biografija (in Slovenian).


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