Lipovec, Ribnica

Lipovec (pronounced [ˈliːpɔʋəts]; German: Lipowitz[2]) is a small village east of Dolenja Vas in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Lipovec
Lipovec
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°43′40.98″N 14°44′14.54″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityRibnica
Area
  Total1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation
489.3 m (1,605.3 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
  Total148

A small chapel-shrine in the centre of the settlement is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and was built around 1930.[4]

References

  1. "Lipovec, Ribnica". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.
  3. Ribnica municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 23078


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