Ropoča

Ropoča (pronounced [ˈɾoːpɔtʃa]; Hungarian: Rétállás[2]) 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]

Ropoča
Ropoča
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°45′35.87″N 16°1′30.22″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityRogašovci
Area
 • Total3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Elevation
318.2 m (1,044.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total234
[1]

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


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