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Vidovica Sveti Vid (until 1955)
VidovicaLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°11′12.08″N 15°37′28.32″E / 46.1866889°N 15.6245333°E / 46.1866889; 15.6245333
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Podčetrtek
Area
• Total	1.34 km (0.52 sq mi)
Elevation	298.6 m (979.7 ft)
Population
• Total	66

Vidovica (pronounced [ˈʋiːdɔʋitsa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Podčetrtek in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Vid (literally, 'Saint Vitus') to Vidovica in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.

Church

The local church, from which the village gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Parish of Sveta Ema. It was built in 1619. The main altar dates to the late 17th century.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Podčetrtek municipal site
3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
4. Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
5. Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 2969

External links

• Vidovica on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Podčetrtek
Settlements	Administrative seat: Podčetrtek Current Brezovec pri Polju Cmereška Gorca Golobinjek ob Sotli Gostinca Imeno Imenska Gorca Jerčin Lastnič Nezbiše Olimje Pecelj Polje ob Sotli Prelasko Pristava pri Lesičnem Pristava pri Mestinju Roginska Gorca Rudnica Sedlarjevo Sela Sodna Vas Sveta Ema Verače Vidovica Virštanj Vonarje Former Rogiče Slake Sopote Virovce
Landmarks	Olimje Castle Podčetrtek Castle St. Lawrence's Parish Church St. Mary the Virgin Church on Pesek Hill

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