Rob, Velike Lašče Explained

Official Name:Rob
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Velike Lašče
Area Total Km2:1.27
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:60
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8482°N 14.5714°W
Elevation M:507.9
Postal Code:1314
Footnotes:[1]

Rob (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾoːp/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Velike Lašče in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

Rob was attested in historical sources as Rab in 1463, 1467, and 1484. The name is derived from the common noun rob 'edge'.[3] The village is located at the edges of the Rute Plateau and Mačkovec Plateau, where they meet the alluvial valley of the Rašica River and the Mišja Valley (Slovenian: Mišja dolina) .

Church

The local parish church, built on a hill north of the village, is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in 1845 on the site of an earlier church.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.velike-lasce.si/ Velike Lašče municipal site
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 356.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage