Rob () is a settlement in the Municipality of Velike Lašče in

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. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Name

Rob was attested in historical sources as ''Rab'' in 1463, 1467, and 1484. The name is derived from the common noun ''rob'' 'edge'. The village is located at the edges of the

Rute Plateau The Rute Plateau (; sl, Rutarska planota, also simply ''Rute'') is a karst limestone plateau in Lower Carniola, Slovenia with an area of about . The forested ridges on the plateau run in a northwest-southeast direction (known as the Dinaric ...

and Mačkovec Plateau, where they meet the alluvial valley of the Rašica River and the Mišja Valley (''Mišja dolina'').

Church

The local

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

, built on a hill north of the village, is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in 1845 on the site of an earlier church.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2230

References

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* Populated places in the Municipality of Velike Lašče {{VelikeLasce-geo-stub