Račice, Ilirska Bistrica

Račice
Račice
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

Račice (pronounced [ˈɾaːtʃitsɛ]; Template:Lang-it) 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 (Template:Lang-sl) 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

^ 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

Media related to Račice at Wikimedia Commons
Račice on Geopedia

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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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