Ribnica, Ribnica

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Ribnica
Town
Ribnica
Location of the town of Ribnica in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°44′24″N 14°43′51″E / 45.74000°N 14.73083°E / 45.74000; 14.73083
Country  Slovenia
Government
 • Mayor Jože Levstek
Area
 • Total 12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation 492 m (1,614 ft)
Population (2012)[1]
 • Total 3,592
 • Density 282/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)
Postal code 1310

Ribnica (German: Reifnitz)[2] is a town in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region.

History

Archaeological evidence shows that the area has been settled at least since the late Bronze Age between 1300 and 900 BC. It is first mentioned as Rewenicz in written documents dating to 1220, making it one of the oldest towns in Slovenia. In 1263 it appears as Reiuenz and later in the German: Reifnitz.[3]

Mass grave

Ribnica is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Žiglovica Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama Žiglovica) is located northeast of the town, in a former hay field on a slope overgrown with grass and sparse woods. It contains the remains of 14 civilians from Prigorica, Žlebič, and Pri Cerkvi–Struge that were murdered on 28 July 1942.[4]

Landmarks

St. Stephen's Parish Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built between 1865 and 1868 and has a double belfry that was only completed after 1957 based on an idea by the architect Jože Plečnik.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Ribnica include:

  • Bojan Adamič (1912–1995), composer (born in Ribnica)
  • Jacobus Gallus (1550–1591), composer (presumed born in Ribnica)
  • France Prešeren (1800–1849), poet (studied in Ribnica)
  • Simona Škrabec (born 1968), translator, essayist, and literary historian (spent her childhood in Ribnica)
  • Ivan Šušteršič (1863–1925), conservative politician (born in Ribnica)

References

  1. ↑ "Ribnica". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 2 August 2012. 
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48. (Slovene)
  3. ↑ Ribnica municipal site
  4. ↑ Žiglovica Cave Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2220

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Settlements

Administrative centre: Ribnica

Current
Former
Landmarks
  • Holy Cross Church
  • Ortnek Castle
  • Ribnica Castle
  • St. Stephen's Parish Church
Notable people
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