This site is dedicated to open discussion about the former linguistic island known as Gottschee (Kocevje), Slovenia. You will also find information about Gottscheer geneaology, villages, food, and folklore.
All contributions have been made by our loyal group of participants since the site's inception in 1995.
Posted by Irma Whynacht on February 21, 2007 at 23:43:20:
My father Josef Montel was born 1926 in Gravenfeld, Yugoslavia.That was a village just outside Stat Gottschee. There are 2 other sisters and 1 brother living in Germany. If anyone has info on the family name Montel. Pls e-mail, would like to find out when and where the name comes from.