Rigelj, Kočevje

Rigelj (pronounced [ˈɾiːɡəl]; also Rigelj na Rogu,^[1] German: Riegel^[2][3]) 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.^[4] Its territory is now part of the village of Stari Breg.

Rigelj
Rigelj Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°41′11.89″N 14°54′48.20″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Kočevje
Elevation	495.9 m (1,627.0 ft)

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.^[1]