Ročinj
Place in Littoral, Slovenia
46°6′34.29″N 13°40′13.44″E / 46.1095250°N 13.6704000°E / 46.1095250; 13.6704000
Slovenia (2002)
Ročinj (pronounced [ɾɔˈtʃiːn] or [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:
- Donat Jug (1879–1952), beekeeper[4]
- Anka Makovec (1938–2017), Slovene-Australian artist and environmental activist[5]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kanal ob Soči municipal site
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 255.
- ^ "ANKA MAKOVEC". Slovenians in Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
External links
- Ročinj on Geopedia
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Administrative seat: Kanal
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- Kanal Parish Church
- Lig Parish Church (Marijino Celje)
- Neptune Fountain
- St. Cantianus's Church in Britof
- Riko Debenjak
- Marij Kogoj
- Anton Nanut
- Josip Ribičič
- Vojeslav Mole
- Ignazio Francesco Scodnik
- Valentin Stanič
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