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.
: : : hi eric, my mom (along w/ her 8 brothers and sisters come from schalkendorf. hoefferle is the last name. mom and tantas live in queens (ridegwood, glendale aND middle village) uncle herbert is in california (arcadia); uncle franz (deceased) lived in canada. uncle anton is living in graz, austria.
cheers to all those gottschees out there! great website!