Country Slovenia Statistical region Southeast Slovenia Elevation 496 m | Traditional region Lower Carniola Municipality Kočevje | |
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Rigelj ([ˈɾiːɡəl]; also Rigelj na Rogu, German: Riegel) is a remote abandoned settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Its territory is now part of the village of Stari Breg.
History
Rigelj was a Gottschee German village. Before the Second World War the settlement had eight houses. Italian troops burned the area in the summer of 1942 during the Rog Offensive and the settlement was not rebuilt.
References
Rigelj, Kočevje Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA