Ropoča Explained

Official Name:Ropoča
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Prekmurje
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Mura
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Rogašovci
Area Total Km2:3.28
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:234
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.76°N 16.0251°W
Elevation M:318.2
Footnotes:[1]

Ropoča (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾoːpɔtʃa/; Hungarian: Rétállás[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Rogašovci in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. The Ledava River flows into a reservoir just south of the main settlement.[3]

There is a round chapel in the centre of the village dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It belongs to the Parish of Pertoča. It was built in the early 20th century.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-SYFIV41W/13133489-d7a8-46ec-b09a-0e6d646f64bc/PDF Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 13.
  3. http://obcina-rogasovci.si Rogašovci municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage