Rodine, Žirovnica

Rodine (pronounced [ˈɾoːdinɛ]; German: Rodein[2]) is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

In recent years, the settlement has grown northwards, further up the hill side and westwards to reach right to the outskirts of Smokuč.

There is a tomb under the church that allegedly contains the remains of St. Clement, who was tortured and killed in Crimea, Ukraine, and whose bones were found in Rodine.

The church was renovated in 1876 to repair extensive damage to the roof and spire.

[4] The house where the Slovene writer Janez Jalen was born, now a small museum, is in Rodine as well.

St. Clement's Church