Županje Njive
| Županje Njive | |
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  Županje Njive Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′8.23″N 14°35′52.14″E / 46.2689528°N 14.5978167°ECoordinates: 46°16′8.23″N 14°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 [ʒu'paːnjɛ 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
Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel
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).
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