Ropoča (; Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. ''Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom.'' Radgona, p. 13. /ref>) is a
village
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in the
Municipality of Rogašovci
The Municipality of Rogašovci (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Prekmurje in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Rogašovci. Rogašovci became a municipality in 1994. It borders Austria.
Settlem ...
in the
Prekmurje
Prekmurje (; Prekmurje Slovene: ''Prèkmürsko'' or ''Prèkmüre''; ) is a geographically, linguistically, culturally, and ethnically defined region of Slovenia, settled by Slovenes and a Hungarians in Slovenia, Hungarian minority, lying betwee ...
region of northeastern
Slovenia
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. The Ledava River flows into a reservoir just south of the main settlement.
There is a round
chapel
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in the centre of the village dedicated to the
Sacred Heart of Jesus
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. It belongs to the
Parish
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