Repnje Explained

Official Name:Repnje
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:Vodice
Area Total Km2:2.65
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:288
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.171°N 14.4811°W
Elevation M:346
Footnotes:[1]

Repnje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾeːpnjɛ/; German: Repne[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Vodice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

In the centre of the village is Repnje Castle, built in the late 19th century. It now houses a Franciscan convent with an adjacent church.[4]

Church

The main church of the settlement is built on a hill above the village. It is dedicated to Saint Giles and a portion of its defense wall, built against Ottoman raids, still survives today.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Repnje include:

External links

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. http://www.vodice.si/?Id=vsebina&Page=naselja Vodice municipal site
  4. http://solske-sestre.si/na%C5%A1e-skupnosti/repnje School Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King in Repnje
  5. http://www.vodice.si/?Id=vsebina&Page=znamenitosti Cultural and Religious Heritage in Vodice Municipality