Županje Njive
Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°16′8.23″N 14°35′52.14″E / 46.2689528°N 14.5978167°E / 46.2689528; 14.5978167
Slovenia (2002)
Županje Njive (pronounced [ʒuˈpaːnjɛ ˈnjiːʋɛ]; German: Supaineniwe[2]) is a settlement on the Kamnik Bistrica River in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Chapel-shrine
A chapel-shrine, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, stands in the village. It was built in 1908 and contains a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, made by the sculptor Franc Ksaver Tončič from Kamnik. Since 1988, it has been rumoured to have miraculous powers and is visited by numerous pilgrims.[3]
References
- ^ 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).
External links
- Županje Njive on Geopedia
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Municipality of Kamnik
Administrative seat: Kamnik
- Big Pasture Plateau
- Kamnik Bistrica Valley
- Kamnik Parish Church
- Little Castle
- Menina Pasture Plateau
- Nevljica
- Snovik Spa
- St. Primus' Church
- Tuhinj Valley
- Tunjice Natural Health Resort
- Volčji Potok Arboretum
- Zaprice Castle
