
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 NAME | FAMILY NAME |
---|---|---|
1 | Grüshasch | Kropf |
2 | Schüala, Lerasch | School |
3 | Gramasch | Bauer |
4 | Peatrsch | Johann König |
5 | Mesasch | Mathias Stiene |
6 | Rüppainsch | Mathias König |
7 | Baschn | Rudolf Fink |
8 | Paürsch | Franz König |
9 | Hushn | Stiene |
10 | Magarlaisch | Hoge |
11 | Müamsch | Hoge |
12 | Nautonsch | Kastinger |
13 | Schaüvlasch | Johann König |
14 | Grüabasch | Johann Bauer |
15 | Khövlasch | Bauer |
16 | Schüaschtalainsch | Schneider |
17 | Unknown | // |
18 | Rüppainsch Joshl | Alfons König |
19 | Unknown | // |
20 | Unknown | // |
21 | Unknown | // |
22 | Katarlainsch | // |
23 | Pütarsch | Karl Kamme |

The chapel "Ebner Bild" or also called Maria im Walde was built in 1905 on the basis of a vow. Remains of the chapel, demolished after World War II, can still be seen.


A look at how Eben looks today.


Aerial view of what Eben looks like today.