Hrpelje

Hrpelje (pronounced [xəɾˈpeːljɛ] (listen), in older sources Herpelje[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is the administrative center of the municipality.[3]

Hrpelje
Hrpelje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°36′11.24″N 13°56′51.94″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityHrpelje-Kozina
Area
 • Total5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Elevation
502 m (1,647 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total665
[1]

Name

Hrpelje was attested in historical sources as Herpelie and Herpelye in 1763–1787. The name may be derived from the plural demonym *Vьrpeľane based on the common noun *vьrpa 'sinkhole', thus originally meaning 'people living near a sinkhole'. If so, the initial H- is prothetic.[4]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[5]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Spezialortsrepertorium der österreichischen Länder. Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, vol. 7: Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland. Vienna: K. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. 1918. p. 60.
  3. Hrpelje-Kozina municipal site Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 164.
  5. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine


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