Ročinj ( or ; ) is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

on the right bank of the Soča River in the

Municipality of Kanal ob Soči The Municipality of Kanal ob Soči ( or ; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of the Littoral in western Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Kanal. Kanal ob Soči became a municipality in 1994. It borders Italy ...

in the

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region of

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Church

The

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in the settlement is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

Diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...

Koper Koper (; ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, fifth-largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Slovenian Istria, Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, Koper is the main urban center of the Slovene coast. Port of Koper i ...

. A second church belonging to this parish is built on a hill above the settlement and is dedicated to

Saint Paul Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. For his contributions towards the New Testament, he is generally ...

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Ročinj include: * Donat Jug (1879–1952), beekeeper *

Anka Makovec Anka Makovec (3 August 1938 – 16 February 2017) was a Slovene-Australian artist and environmental activist. Biography Makovec was born on 3 August 1938 in Ročinj, Slovenia. She emigrated to Australia when she was 24. Makovec attended art c ...

(1938–2017), Slovene-Australian artist and environmental activist

References

External links

Ročinj on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kanal Populated places in the Soča Valley {{KanalobSoči-geo-stub