Kotlje

Kotlje
Kotlje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°31′11.5″N 14°59′2.33″E / 46.519861°N 14.9839806°E / 46.519861; 14.9839806Coordinates: 46°31′11.5″N 14°59′2.33″E / 46.519861°N 14.9839806°E / 46.519861; 14.9839806
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Carinthia
Statistical region	Carinthia
Municipality	Ravne na Koroškem
Area
• Total	0.965 km2 (0.373 sq mi)
Elevation	452.4 m (1,484.3 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	1,085
• Density	1.125/km2 (2.91/sq mi)
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Kotlje (pronounced [ˈkɔːtljɛ]) is a village in the hills south of Ravne na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.^[2] Kotlje is described in some of the works by the writer Prežihov Voranc.

Church[]

The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1367, but has been rebuilt and expanded a number of times.^[3]

Notable people[]

Notable people that were born or lived in Kotlje include:

• Alojzij Kuhar (1895–1958), conservative politician and diplomat, brother of Prežihov Voranc

References[]

External links[]

• Kotlje on Geopedia

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