Official Name: | Ročinj |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Littoral |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Gorizia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Kanal ob Soči |
Area Total Km2: | 5.32 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 329 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.1095°N 13.6704°W |
Elevation M: | 195.6 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Ročinj (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɾɔˈtʃiːn/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾɔːtʃin/; Italian: Ronzina) is a village on the right bank of the Soča River in the Municipality of Kanal ob Soči in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A second church belonging to this parish is built on a hill above the settlement and is dedicated to Saint Paul.[3]
Notable people that were born or lived in Ročinj include: