Bezgovica | |
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Coordinates: 45°32′59.98″N 14°42′28.7″E / 45.5499944°N 14.707972°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
Municipality | Osilnica |
Area | |
• Total | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 565.4 m (1,855.0 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 12 |
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Bezgovica (pronounced [bəzɡɔˈʋiːtsa]; German: Wesgowitz[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Osilnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Bezgovica was attested in written records as Bosgawitz in 1498.[4]
There is a small chapel-shrine at the crossroads south of the settlement dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It dates to the early 20th century.[5]