Rodine is one of ten villages in the Žirovnica municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

It has a population of 340 (2002 census).

There is evidence of Roman settlement in the area of Rodine with the remains of a Roman farm (villa rustica) in Ključi. This was partialy excavated in 1959 and finds show that it was settled from the late 1st century AD until the 5th century. Remains of three buildings and a number of small objects were found during excavation.

The Baroque village church of St Klemen was built in 1692. There is a tomb under the church which allegedly contains the remains of St Klemen, a saint who was torchured and killed in the Crimea, Ukraine, whose bones somehow found their way to Rodine. The church was renovated in 1876 to repair extensive damage to the roof and spire. The Slovene writer Janez Jalen's birth-house, now a small museum, is also in Rodine.

In recent years the settlement has grown northwards, further up the hill side and westwards to reach right to the outskirts of the village of Smokuč. There are open fields and forests towards the east and south of the village.

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