The Municipality of Ribnica (; ) is a municipality in southern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ribnica. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Archaeological evidence shows that the area has been settled at least since the late Bronze Age between 1300 and 900 BC.Ribnica municipal site
Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Ribnica, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
Andol Blate Breg pri Ribnici na Dolenjskem Breže Brinovščica Bukovec pri Poljanah Bukovica Črnec Črni Potok pri Velikih Laščah Dane Dolenja Vas Dolenje Podpoljane Dolenji Lazi Dule Finkovo Gašpinovo Gorenje Podpoljane Gorenji Lazi Goriča Vas Graben Grčarice Grčarske Ravne Grebenje Grič Hojče Hrovača Hudi Konec Jelendol Jelenov Žleb Junčje Jurjevica Kot pri Rakitnici Kot pri Ribnici Krnče Levstiki Lipovec Makoše Marolče Maršiči Nemška Vas Ortnek Otavice Perovo Praproče Prigorica Pugled pri Karlovici Pusti Hrib Rakitnica Rigelj pri Ortneku Sajevec Škrajnek Slatnik Sušje Sveti Gregor Velike Poljane Vintarji Vrh pri Poljanah Zadniki Zadolje Zapuže pri Ribnici Zlati Rep Žlebič Žukovo
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)
References
External links
Municipality of Ribnica on Geopedia Municipality of Ribnica website