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Kotlje

Coordinates: 46°31′11.5″N 14°59′2.33″E / 46.519861°N 14.9839806°E / 46.519861; 14.9839806
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Kotlje
Kotlje is located in Slovenia
Kotlje
Kotlje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°31′11.5″N 14°59′2.33″E / 46.519861°N 14.9839806°E / 46.519861; 14.9839806
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionCarinthia
Statistical regionCarinthia
MunicipalityRavne na Koroškem
Area
 • Total0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation
452.4 m (1,484.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total1,008
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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

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