Županje Njive Explained

Official Name:Županje Njive
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kamnik
Area Total Km2:2.55
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:316
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.269°N 14.5978°W
Elevation M:484.5
Footnotes:[1]

Županje Njive (pronounced as /sl/; German: Supaineniwe[2]) is a settlement on the Kamnik Bistrica River in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Chapel-shrine

thumb|100px|left|Our Lady of Lourdes ChapelA chapel-shrine, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, stands in the village. It was built in 1908 and contains a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, made by the sculptor Franc Ksaver Tončič from Kamnik. Since 1988, it has been rumoured to have miraculous powers and is visited by numerous pilgrims.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 32.
  3. News: Vladimir . Jerman . Marija z Županjih Njiv ni pozabljena . Slovenian . Virgin Mary from Županje Njive Is not Forgotten . 13 August 2013 . Slovenske novice.