Rakitnica, Ribnica
Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
45°41′34.84″N 14°45′28.67″E / 45.6930111°N 14.7579639°E / 45.6930111; 14.7579639
Slovenia (2002)
Rakitnica (pronounced [ɾaˈkiːtnitsa]; German: Rakitnitz[2]) is a village 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]
Church
The local church, built next to the cemetery in the western part of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Vitus (Slovene: sveti Vid) and belongs to the Parish of Dolenja Vas. It was built in the mid-18th century on the site of an older church. The main altar dates to 1876.[4]
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. 48.
- ^ Ribnica municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1786
External links
Media related to Rakitnica at Wikimedia Commons- Rakitnica on Geopedia
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Municipality of Ribnica
Administrative seat: Ribnica
- Holy Cross Church
- Ortnek Castle
- Ribnica Castle
- St. Stephen's Parish Church
