Hodoš
Hodoš (pronounced [ˈxóːdɔʃ]; Hungarian: Hodos or Őrihodos, German: Hodosch) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Hodoš. It is part of the Prekmurje region.
Hodoš | |
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  Hodoš Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°49′42.50″N 16°19′26.00″E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Hodoš |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 280 |
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Name
Hodoš was first mentioned in written sources in 1331 as de Hudus-feu (and as Hodos in 1452 and 1453). The name is probably based on the hypocorism *Xodošь, from the Slavic personal name *Xodъ. A less likely possibility is that the name is derived from the Hungarian common noun hód 'beaver'.[2]
Mass graves
Hodoš is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War and immediate postwar period. The Cold Valley Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Mrzla dolina) is located in the woods northwest of Hodoš, southwest of a small lake, in a ravine known as the Cold Valley (Mrzla dolina, Hungarian: Hideg-völgy). It contains the remains of seven or eight ethnic Hungarians (or possibly German soldiers) that were killed when the Red Army arrived in April 1945.[3] The Barracks Mass Grave (Grobišče pri vojašnici) is located north of Hodoš, about 75 meters (246 ft) from the Hungarian border. It contains the remains of a group of Hungarians that illegally crossed the border in 1945. They were shot and their bodies were thrown into an abandoned well.[4]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Hodoš include:
- Jurij Cipot (1794–1834), religious writer[5]
- Rudolf Cipot (1825–1901), religious writer[5]
- János Kardos (a.k.a. Janoš Kardoš)[5] (1801–1875), Lutheran priest, teacher, and writer
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 160.
- Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Mrzla dolina". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče pri vojašnici". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Savnik, Roman, ed. 1980. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 296–297.
