Ropoča

Ropoča
Ropoča Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°45′35.87″N 16°1′30.22″E / 46.7599639°N 16.0250611°ECoordinates: 46°45′35.87″N 16°1′30.22″E / 46.7599639°N 16.0250611°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Prekmurje
Statistical region	Mura
Municipality	Rogašovci
Area
• Total	3.28 km^2 (1.27 sq mi)
Elevation	318.2 m (1,044.0 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	234
[1]

Ropoča (pronounced [ˈɾoːpɔtʃa]; Hungarian: Rétállás,^[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Ropreča, German: Ruppersdorf) is a village in the Municipality of Rogašovci in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. The Ledava River flows into a reservoir just south of the main settlement.^[3]

There is a round chapel in the centre of the village dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It belongs to the Parish of Pertoča. It was built in the early 20th century.^[4]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 13.
3. Rogašovci municipal site
4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3227

External links

• Media related to Ropoča at Wikimedia Commons
• Ropoča on Geopedia