Gottschee
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Gottschee, first mentioned in 1363 as Middle High German Gotsche.[1] Compare the Slovenian name Kočevsko.
Proper noun
[edit]Gottschee
- A region in southern Slovenia which was historically inhabited by the Germanic Gottscheers who spoke Gottscheerish.
- Former name of Kočevje, the main city of this region.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Petschauer, E. (1984). "Das Jahrhundertbuch": Gottschee and Its People Through the Centuries. United States: Gottscheer Relief Association, p. 34-50