Municipality of Ribnica
Municipality of Ribnica Občina Ribnica | ||
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Municipality | ||
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Location of the Municipality of Ribnica in Slovenia | ||
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Government | ||
• Mayor | Jože Levstek | |
Area | ||
• Total | 153.6 km2 (59.3 sq mi) | |
Population (2002)[1] | ||
• Total | 9,266 | |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
The Municipality of Ribnica (pronounced [ˈɾiːbnitsa] (
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in the Municipality of Ribnica include:
- Bojan Adamič (1912–1995), composer (born in Ribnica)
- Jacobus Gallus (1550–1591), composer (presumed born in Ribnica)
- Janez Evangelist Krek (1865–1917), Christian social activist and politician (born in Sveti Gregor)
- France Prešeren (1800–1849), poet (studied in Ribnica)
- Simona Škrabec (born 1968), translator, essayist, and literary historian (spent her childhood in Ribnica)
- Ivan Šušteršič (1863–1925), conservative politician (born in Ribnica)
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Coordinates: 45°44′19.7″N 14°43′37.75″E / 45.738806°N 14.7271528°E
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