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  Rigelj pri Ortneku Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′31.58″N 14°39′49.53″E / 45.7921056°N 14.6637583°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Ribnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 659 m (2,162 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 10 |
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Rigelj pri Ortneku (pronounced [ˈɾiːɡəl pɾi ɔɾˈtneːku]; German: Rigl[2]) is a small settlement in the hills west of Ortnek in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The entire Municipality of Ribnica is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Rigelj to Rigelj pri Ortneku in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Rigl.[2]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 46.
- ^ Ribnica municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
External links
Media related to Rigelj pri Ortneku at Wikimedia Commons- Rigelj pri Ortneku on Geopedia
| Settlements | Administrative seat: Ribnica
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