Kot pri Ribnici

Kot pri Ribnici
Kot pri Ribnici

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°44′41.31″N 14°40′31.72″E / 45.7448083°N 14.6754778°E / 45.7448083; 14.6754778Coordinates: 45°44′41.31″N 14°40′31.72″E / 45.7448083°N 14.6754778°E / 45.7448083; 14.6754778
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Ribnica
Area
  Total 5.33 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Elevation 565.4 m (1,855.0 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 127
[1]

Kot pri Ribnici (pronounced [ˈkoːt pɾi ˈɾiːbnitsi]; German: Winkel[2]) is a settlement west of the town of Ribnica 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]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Kot to Kot pri Ribnici in 1953.[4]

Cultural heritage

There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement. It dates to the 19th century.[5]

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. 48.
  3. Ribnica municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 23073


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