Repnje

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Repnje
Repnje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°10′15.42″N 14°28′51.84″E / 46.1709500°N 14.4810667°E / 46.1709500; 14.4810667Coordinates: 46°10′15.42″N 14°28′51.84″E / 46.1709500°N 14.4810667°E / 46.1709500; 14.4810667
Country Slovenia
Region Upper Carniola
Municipality Vodice
Area
  Total 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation 346 m (1,135 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 288
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Repnje (German: Repne)[2] is a village in the Municipality of Vodice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

In the centre of the village is Repnje Castle, built in the late 19th century and now housing a Franciscan convent with an adjacent church.[4] The main church of the settlement is built on a hill above the village. It is dedicated to Saint Giles and a portion of its defense wall, built against Ottoman raids, still survives today.[5]

The Slovene linguist Jernej Kopitar was born in Repnje.

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