Gottschee

English

Etymology

From German Gottschee, first mentioned in 1363 as Middle High German Gotsche.[1] Compare the Slovenian name Kočevsko.

Proper noun

Gottschee

  1. A region in southern Slovenia which was historically inhabited by the Germanic Gottscheers who spoke Gottscheerish.
  2. Former name of Kočevje, the main city of this region.

Translations

References
  1. Petschauer, E. (1984). "Das Jahrhundertbuch": Gottschee and Its People Through the Centuries. United States: Gottscheer Relief Association, p. 34-50
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