Ročinj Explained

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]

Church

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

Notable people that were born or lived in Ročinj include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.obcina-kanal.si Kanal ob Soči municipal site
  3. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
  4. Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 255.
  5. Web site: ANKA MAKOVEC. Slovenians in Australia. 4 January 2022.