title: Godič
text: # 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
  