Drašiči
Drašiči | |
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  Drašiči Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′9.7″N 15°21′53.07″E / 45.669361°N 15.3647417°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | White Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Metlika |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.73 km2 (1.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 206 |
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Drašiči (pronounced [ˈdɾaːʃitʃi]; German: Draschitz[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia, next to the border with Croatia. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
The local church is dedicated to Saint Peter and belongs to the Parish of Metlika. It is a late Baroque church built in 1773.[4]
In 1934, an Eneolithic settlement was excavated in the Stari Grad area of the settlement.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v dravnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 12.
- ^ Metlika municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2029
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 11075
External links[edit]
Media related to Drašiči at Wikimedia Commons- Drašiči on Geopedia
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