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]
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°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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Unmarked grave
editRačice 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
editThe local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Roch and belongs to the Parish of Podgrad.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grob Gradac". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Media related to Račice at Wikimedia Commons- Račice on Geopedia
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