Ribnica na Pohorju

Ribnica na Pohorju
Občina Ribnica na Pohorju
Settlement and Municipality

Pohorje Hills near Ribnica

Location of the Municipality of Ribnica na Pohorju in Slovenia
Ribnica na Pohorju

Location of the Town of Ribnica na Pohorju in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°32′14″N 15°16′24″E / 46.53722°N 15.27333°E / 46.53722; 15.27333Coordinates: 46°32′14″N 15°16′24″E / 46.53722°N 15.27333°E / 46.53722; 15.27333
Country  Slovenia
Government
 • Mayor Srečko Geč
Area
 • Total 59.3 km2 (22.9 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
 • Total 1,254
 • Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)
Climate Dfb

Ribnica na Pohorju (pronounced [ˈɾiːbnitsa na ˈpoːxɔɾju]) is a settlement and a municipality in northern Slovenia. It lies in the Pohorje Hills west of Maribor. The area was part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

Ribnica was attested in written sources in 1266 as Reyvinich (and as Reivinich and Reyvenz in 1283, and Reiffnik in 1319). The name was originally a hydronym derived from the common noun riba 'fish', thus referring to a stream with many fish and, by extension, a settlement along such a stream.[3] The village was known as Reifnigg in German.[4]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1356. The current building dates to around 1740.[5] A second church near the settlement's main cemetery is dedicated to Saint Leonard and dates to the 15th century with 18th-century additions.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
  2. ↑ Ribnica na Pohorju municipal site
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 354.
  4. ↑ Klein, Die postalischen Abstempelungen, 1967.
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. reference number ešd 3119
  6. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. reference number ešd 3321
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