Hrpelje | |
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Coordinates: 45°36′11.24″N 13°56′51.94″E / 45.6031222°N 13.9477611°E | |
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Traditional region | Littoral |
Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
Municipality | Hrpelje-Kozina |
Area | |
• Total | 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 665 |
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Hrpelje (pronounced [xəɾˈpeːljɛ] , in older sources Herpelje; [2] Italian: Erpelle) 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 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]
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and belongs to the Koper Diocese. [5]
Hrpelje | |
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Coordinates: 45°36′11.24″N 13°56′51.94″E / 45.6031222°N 13.9477611°E | |
Country |
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Traditional region | Littoral |
Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
Municipality | Hrpelje-Kozina |
Area | |
• Total | 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 665 |
[1] |
Hrpelje (pronounced [xəɾˈpeːljɛ] , in older sources Herpelje; [2] Italian: Erpelle) 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 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]
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and belongs to the Koper Diocese. [5]