Srobotnik ob Kolpi () is a small settlement on the left bank of the
Kolpa River in the
Kostel in southern
Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Srobotnik'' to ''Srobotnik ob Kolpi'' in 1953.
Church
The local
church, built on a small
promontory
A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the so ...
above the Kolpa River west of the settlement, is dedicated to
Saint Anne
According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come o ...
. It dates to the 19th century.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2097
References
External links
Srobotnik ob Kolpi on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kostel
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