Račice, Ilirska Bistrica

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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]

Račice
Village
Račice in 1955
Račice in 1955
Račice is located in Slovenia
Račice
Račice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°30′48.15″N 14°9′41.45″E / 45.5133750°N 14.1615139°E / 45.5133750; 14.1615139
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska 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

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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

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The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Roch and belongs to the Parish of Podgrad.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
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