Bukovica (; ) is a village in the lower Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Renče–Vogrsko in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Name Bukovica is a common toponym and oronym in Slovenia, and in South Slavic areas in general. It is derived from the adjective bukov 'beech' (from bukev 'beech tree') and originally referred to the local vegetation.Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 115. The Italian name of the settlement was Boccavizza.
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and was rebuilt in 1928 after the old church in a slightly different location in the village was destroyed in the First World War. It belongs to the Koper Diocese.Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
Cemetery The World War I military cemetery in neighboring Vrtojba is most easily accessed from Bukovica.
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Bukovica include: Zoran Mušič, painter (1909–2005) Karel Bonutti, Slovenian-American scholar and diplomat (born 1928)
References
External links
Bukovica on Geopedia