Ribče Explained

Official Name:Ribče
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 Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Litija
Area Total Km2:2.01
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:205
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0996°N 14.7704°W
Elevation M:272.1
Postal Code:1281
Footnotes:[1]

Ribče (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾiːptʃɛ/; in older sources also Ribiče,[2] German: Fischern[3]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava River, opposite Kresnice, in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[4] It includes the hamlets of Spodnje Ribče (German: Unterfischern[2]), Zgornje Ribče (German: Oberfischern[2]), Podreber, and Dašnik.[5]

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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, pp. 22–23.
  3. Book: Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain . 1884 . Alfred Hölder . Vienna . 129.
  4. http://www.litija.si/ Municipality of Litija website
  5. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 279-280.