Račice, Ilirska Bistrica
Račice | |
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Village | |
Račice in 1955 | |
Račice Location in Slovenia | |
Coordinates: 45°30′48.15″N 14°9′41.45″E / 45.5133750°N 14.1615139°ECoordinates: 45°30′48.15″N 14°9′41.45″E / 45.5133750°N 14.1615139°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
Municipality | Ilirska Bistrica |
Area | |
• Total | 11.94 km2 (4.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 586.4 m (1,923.9 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 160 |
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Račice (pronounced [ˈɾaːtʃitsɛ]; Italian: Racizze) is a village southeast of Podgrad in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.[2]
Unmarked grave
Račice is the site of an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. The Gradac Grave (Slovene: Grob Gradac) is located northwest of the village and contains the remains of a German soldier from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945.[3]
Church
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Roch and belongs to the Parish of Podgrad.[4]
References
External links
- Račice on Geopedia
- Media related to Račice, Ilirska Bistrica at Wikimedia Commons
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