Godič
# Godič

Godič (pronounced; German: Goditsch) is a village on the left bank of the Kamnik Bistrica River in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

## Name

Godič was first attested in written sources in 1426 as Goditsch (and as Godicz in 1447). The name is derived from the plural form *Godiči, from the patronymic Godič based on a name such as *Godislavъ, *Godimirъ, etc. The name thus means 'place where Godič and his people live.' In the past the German name was Goditsch.

## Cultural heritage

In 1993 the Archaeological Section of the National Museum of Slovenia excavated a Roman cave shrine in a local rock shelter known as Pod Gričo. A number of votive offerings, coins, potshards, and animal bones were found at the site.

## Notable natives

Notable people that were born or lived in Godič include:

* Jurij Jan (1821–1900), priest and cultural activist in San Dorligo della Valle
* Štefan Kališnik (1929–2004), playwright
* Francis Xavier Pierz (1785–1880), missionary
