The village presumably gained its name after the now extinct family Kodre that settled this area a few hundred years ago. Kodreti is the centre of the Upper Branica and comprises also the hamlet of Kovači by the road Kobdilj – Vipava. The village is situated between the hills Lukovnik and Gradišče, in the river Branica valley that separates the Vipavska valley, Karst and the ridge of Vrha (Švica). A parish church of St Katarina with three altars and interesting wall paintings is a common church for all villages of the Upper Branica (Koboli, Večkoti, Čehovini, Dolanci, Kodreti and Trebižani).