Prerigelj
Prerigelj | |
|---|---|
  Prerigelj Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′11.54″N 15°1′22.51″E / 45.5532056°N 15.0229194°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kočevje |
| Elevation | 722.6 m (2,370.7 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 0 |
Prerigelj (pronounced [pɾɛˈɾiːɡɛl]; German: Prerigel,[1] Preriegel,[2] or Pröribel[3]) is a remote abandoned former settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4] Its territory is now part of the village of Knežja Lipa.
History
Prerigelj was a village inhabited by
Cultural heritage
The village church was a chapel of ease dedicated to Saint Andrew. It contained a chalice that had been donated by Austrian field marshal Ernst Gideon von Laudon.[5] The church was demolished after the war and its stones were crushed to make gravel for the roads.[6]
References
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
- ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. 1885. Vienna: Alfred Hölder, p. 9.
- ^ Kočevje municipal site
- ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 239.
- ^ Župnija Stari trg ob Kolpi: Sv. Andrej - Prerigelj (in Slovene)
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