Hrpelje

Hrpelje (, in older sources "Herpelje") is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is the administrative center of the municipality.
Name.
Hrpelje was attested in historical sources as "Herpelie" and "Herpelye" in 1763–1787. The name may be derived from the plural demonym "*Vьrpeľane" based on the common noun "*vьrpa" 'sinkhole', thus originally meaning 'people living near a sinkhole'. If so, the initial "H-" is prothetic.
Church.
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and belongs to the Koper Diocese.