For other uses see Kobilje (disambiguation).
Official Name: | Kobilje |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Prekmurje |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Mura |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Kobilje |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 19.74 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 542 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.6837°N 16.3953°W |
Elevation M: | 185.7 |
Kobilje (pronounced as /sl/; hu|Kebeleszentmárton[2]) is a village in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, on the border with Hungary. Kolilje is both the seat of the Municipality of Kobilje and the only settlement in the municipality. Kobilje Creek, a left tributary of the Ledava River, flows through it.
The name Kobilje is believed to be derived from *Kobilje selo (literally, 'Kobilja village'), referring to Kobilje Creek (originally called *Kobilja (voda) based on medieval sources). In turn, Kobilje Creek was later renamed Kobiljanski potok after the settlement. The root of the name is derived from Slavic *kobyla 'mare'.[3]
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin, Saint Anthony of Padua, and Saint Roch. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota.[4]
Notable people that were born or lived in Kobilje include: