Bukova Gora, Kočevje

Bukova Gora (pronounced [ˈbuːkɔʋa ˈɡɔːɾa]; German: Buchberg[2]) is a remote abandoned settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje 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]

Bukova Gora
Bukova Gora
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°34′44.26″N 15°3′33.51″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityKočevje
Area
 • Total2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Elevation
832.1 m (2,730.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Totalnone
[1]

The settlement is made up of three separate hamlets: Gorenja Bukova Gora (Oberbuchberg), Srednja Bukova Gora (Mitterbuchberg), and Spodnja Bukova Gora (Unterbuchberg), formerly independent settlements. It was inhabited by Gottschee Germans. Gorenja Bukova Gora was abandoned in the late 19th and early 20th century, when all its inhabitants emigrated, mostly to the United States.[4] Srednja and Spodnja Bukova Gora were abandoned after they were burned down in 1942 during the Second World War. The local church, dedicated to Saint Peter, was also burned down.[5]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  3. Kočevje municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 19526
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2806


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