Ročinj

Ročinj

Ročinj

Place in Littoral, Slovenia

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Kanal ob Soči municipal site
  3. [3]
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 255.
  5. [5]
    "ANKA MAKOVEC". Slovenians in Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2022.


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