Dogoše

Dogoše (pronounced [dɔˈɡoːʃɛ]) is a village and a suburb of Maribor on the right bank of the Drava River in northeastern Slovenia in the City Municipality of Maribor.[2]

Dogoše
Dogoše
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°31′24.72″N 15°42′18.92″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityMaribor
Area
 • Total5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Elevation
245.6 m (805.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total914
ClimateCfb
[1]

Name

Dogoše was first attested in 1458 as Lendorf (and in 1763–87 as Dragosche, Landorf). Based on the 18th-century transcription, the toponym is derived from the personal name Dragoš. The name is believed to have originally been Dragoši, meaning 'Dragoš and his people'.[3]

History

Early settlement of the area is attested by the remnants of a building from antiquity along the road to Brezje (now part of Maribor). In addition to the building's foundations, the find included a small marble trough, which has been converted into a holy water font in the church in Brezje. Gold and silver Roman coins have also been found in the area. A fire station was built in Dogoše in 1928. Water mains were installed in the village in 1969.[4]

Mass graves

Dogoše is the site of five known mass graves associated with the Second World War, known as the Tezno Woods 2–6 mass graves.[5][6][7][8][9]

Cultural heritage

A post-Baroque chapel shrine with simple furnishings stands along the road to Brezje. There is a large, masonry column-shrine from the first half of the 18th century along the road to Miklavž na Dravskem Polju.[4]

Notable natives
  • Vekoslav Strmšek (1864–1907), educator[4][10]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Maribor municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 115–116.
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1980. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 210.
  5. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Tezenski gozd 2". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Tezenski gozd 3". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Tezenski gozd 4". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  8. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Tezenski gozd 5". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  9. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Tezenski gozd 6". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  10. Slovenska biografija: Vekoslav Strmšek.
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