Ročinj

Ročinj
Ročinj
	Ročinj Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°6′34.29″N 13°40′13.44″E / 46.1095250°N 13.6704000°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Kanal ob Soči
Area
• Total	5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Elevation	195.6 m (641.7 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	329

Ročinj (pronounced [ɾɔˈtʃiːn] or [ˈɾɔːtʃin]; Italian: Ronzina) is a village on the right bank of the Soča River in the Municipality of Kanal ob Soči in the Littoral region of Slovenia.^[2]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A second church belonging to this parish is built on a hill above the settlement and is dedicated to Saint Paul.^[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Ročinj include:

Donat Jug (1879–1952), beekeeper^[4]
Anka Makovec (1938–2017), Slovene-Australian artist and environmental activist^[5]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Kanal ob Soči municipal site
^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 255.
^ "ANKA MAKOVEC". Slovenians in Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

External links

Ročinj on Geopedia

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Kanal ob Soči municipal site

[3] Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 255.

[5] "ANKA MAKOVEC". Slovenians in Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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