Eben


German: Eben // Gottscheerish: Ebn // Slovenian: Ravne

In 1498 Ravne had three full farms divided into half-farms, corresponding to a population between 35 and 40. In 1770 the village had 13 houses. One of the executed ringleaders of the 1809 Gottscheer Rebellion was from Eben. The village had 18 houses and a population of 47 in 1937. Eben had a steam-powered sawmill, which was burned down during the Second World War. The village came under aerial bombardment during the war. After the war the Posestvo Snežnik company had a barn for cattle in Eben.

A forest pilgrimage chapel known as Our Lady of the Woods (Maria im Walde) was built between Eben and Morobitz in 1905 at the site of the Eben Shrine (Ebener Bild or Ebner Bild), a popular wayside shrine. The church was built as a result of the 1855 cholera epidemic, during which the residents of Morobitz would trek to the summit of Ravne Hill (Ebner Berg, 846 m) and the priest mentioned that a small church could be built where there was an shrine with an image of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, probably erected around 1440 or 1450 along a route to Rijeka for pack animals. The chapel was 10.5 m long, 5.5 m wide, and 15 m tall, topped by a flèche with two bells. It was built of undressed stone. The construction began on 5 July 1905 and the chapel was consecrated on 17 September 1905. The chapel was destroyed during the Second World War.

Village Map & List of Names

HOUSE #HOUSE NAMEFAMILY NAME
1GrüshaschKropf
2Schüala, LeraschSchool
3GramaschBauer
4PeatrschJohann König
5MesaschMathias Stiene
6RüppainschMathias König
7BaschnRudolf Fink
8PaürschFranz König
9HushnStiene
10MagarlaischHoge
11MüamschHoge
12NautonschKastinger
13SchaüvlaschJohann König
14GrüabaschJohann Bauer
15KhövlaschBauer
16SchüaschtalainschSchneider
17Unknown//
18Rüppainsch JoshlAlfons König
19Unknown//
20Unknown//
21Unknown//
22Katarlainsch//
23Pütarsch Karl Kamme