Sušje, Ribnica

Sušje
Sušje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°45′31.63″N 14°41′12.15″E / 45.7587861°N 14.6867083°E / 45.7587861; 14.6867083Coordinates: 45°45′31.63″N 14°41′12.15″E / 45.7587861°N 14.6867083°E / 45.7587861; 14.6867083
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Ribnica
Area
 • Total 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Elevation 531.8 m (1,744.8 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 136
[1]

Sušje (pronounced [ˈsuːʃjɛ]; German: Suschje[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

There is a small roadside chapel-shrine in the settlement, dedicated to the Our Lady of Lourdes. It was built in the late 19th century in the Neo-Gothic style.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.
  3. ↑ Ribnica municipal site
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 17990


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