Ribnica, Slovenia

Ribnica Občina Ribnica
—  Town and Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Ribnica in Slovenia
Ribnica Location of the Town of Ribnica in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°44′24″N 14°43′51″E / 45.74°N 14.73083°E / 45.74; 14.73083Coordinates: 45°44′24″N 14°43′51″E / 45.74°N 14.73083°E / 45.74; 14.73083
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Jože Levstek
Area
• Total	1,536 km2 (593.1 sq mi)
Elevation	492 m (1,614 ft)
Population (2002)[1]
• Total	3,480
• Density	2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02)
Postal code	1310

Ribnica is a town and municipality in southern Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region. Archaeological evidence shows that the area has been settled at least since the late Bronze Age between 1300 and 900 BC. It is first mentioned as Rewenicz in written documents dating to 1220, making it one of the oldest towns in Slovenia. In 1263 it appears as Reiuenz and later in the German: Reifnitz.^[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built between 1865 and 1868 and has a double belfry that was only completed after 1957 based on an idea by the architect Jože Plečnik.^[3]

Notable natives and residents

• Jacobus Gallus, composer;
• Janez Evangelist Krek, Christian social activist and politician;
• France Prešeren, poet (studied in Ribnica);
• Simona Škrabec, translator, essayist and literary historian;
• Ivan Šušteršič, conservative politician;

References

External links

• Ribnica on Geopedia
• Ribnica, official page of the municipality