Kot, Vodice

Kot is a former settlement in the Municipality of Vodice in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Koseze. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Geography

Kot stands east of the main settlement of Koseze, along the road to Mengeš at the intersection with a road to Šinkov Turn. Koseze Hill rises above the settlement, with the Strmec Combe cutting into the slope due north.

Name

The name Kot is shared by several villages in Slovenia. It comes from the common noun kot 'closed valley, combe', referring to the place where a valley ends, closed in by mountains or hills. In some older sources, the names of Koseze and Kot were written together as a paired settlement; for example, Kosese in Podkot, Koseze in Kot, or Koseze-Kot. The variant name Podkot is a fused prepositional phrase that has lost case inflection, referring to the Strmec Combe.

History

Together with neighboring Koseze and Potok, Kot was annexed by Šinkov Turn in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement. In 1955, Koseze was made a separate settlement again, together with Kot as a hamlet in the settlement.