Repnje

Repnje
Repnje
	Repnje Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°10′15.42″N 14°28′51.84″E / 46.1709500°N 14.4810667°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Vodice
Area
• Total	2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation	346 m (1,135 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	288

Repnje (pronounced [ˈɾeːpnjɛ]; 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. It now houses a Franciscan convent with an adjacent church.^[4]

Church

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]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Repnje include:

Jernej Kopitar (1780–1844), linguist

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 32. (in Slovene)
^ Vodice municipal site
^ School Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King in Repnje (in Slovene)
^ Cultural and Religious Heritage in Vodice Municipality (in Slovene)

External links

Media related to Repnje at Wikimedia Commons
Repnje on Geopedia

[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[Leksikon-2] Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 32. (in Slovene)

[3] Vodice municipal site

[4] School Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King in Repnje (in Slovene)

[5] Cultural and Religious Heritage in Vodice Municipality (in Slovene)

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