Kotlje

Kotlje
Kotlje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°31′11.5″N 14°59′2.33″E / 46.519861°N 14.9839806°E / 46.519861; 14.9839806Coordinates: 46°31′11.5″N 14°59′2.33″E / 46.519861°N 14.9839806°E / 46.519861; 14.9839806
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Carinthia
Statistical region	Carinthia
Municipality	Ravne na Koroškem
Area
• Total	0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation	452.4 m (1,484.3 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	1,008
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Kotlje (pronounced [ˈkɔːtljɛ]) is a village in the hills south of Ravne na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.^[2] Kotlje is described in some of the works by the writer Prežihov Voranc.

Church

The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1367, but has been rebuilt and expanded a number of times.^[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Kotlje include:

• Alojzij Kuhar (1895–1958), conservative politician and diplomat, brother of Prežihov Voranc

References

External links

• Kotlje on Geopedia

Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem Settlements Administrative centre: Ravne na Koroškem Brdinje Dobja Vas Dobrije Koroški Selovec Kotlje Navrški Vrh Podgora Podkraj Preški Vrh Sele Stražišče Strojna Tolsti Vrh pri Ravnah na Koroškem Uršlja Gora Zelen Breg Landmarks Carinthian Museum Kotlje Parish Church Ravne na Koroškem Parish Church Notable people Alojzij Kuhar Prežihov Voranc