Županje Njive
Županje Njive | |
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  Županje Njive Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates:46°16′8.23″N14°35′52.14″E/ 46.2689528°N 14.5978167°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kamnik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.55 km2(0.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 484.5 m (1,589.6 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 316 |
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Županje Njive(pronounced[ʒuˈpaːnjɛˈnjiːʋɛ];‹See Tfd›German:Supaineniwe[2]) is a settlement on theKamnik Bistrica Riverin theMunicipality of Kamnikin theUpper Carniolaregion ofSlovenia.
Chapel-shrine
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A chapel-shrine, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, stands in the village. It was built in 1908 and contains a statue ofOur Lady of Lourdes,made by the sculptorFranc Ksaver Tončičfrom Kamnik. Since 1988, it has been rumoured to have miraculous powers and is visited by numerous pilgrims.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,vol. 6:Kranjsko.1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 32.
- ^Jerman, Vladimir (13 August 2013)."Marija z Županjih Njiv ni pozabljena"[Virgin Mary from Županje Njive Is not Forgotten].Slovenske novice(in Slovenian).
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