Račice, Ilirska Bistrica

Village in Inner Carniola, Slovenia

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 / 45.5133750; 14.1615139
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
[1]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Račice at Wikimedia Commons
* Račice on Geopedia

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Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica

Settlements|

Administrative seat: Ilirska Bistrica

| Current|

* Bač
* Brce
* Čelje
* Dobro Polje
* Dolenje pri Jelšanah
* Dolnja Bitnja
* Dolnji Zemon
* Fabci
* Gabrk
* Gornja Bitnja
* Gornji Zemon
* Harije
* Hrušica
* Huje
* Jablanica
* Janeževo Brdo
* Jasen
* Jelšane
* Kilovče
* Knežak
* Koritnice
* Koseze
* Kuteževo
* Mala Bukovica
* Male Loče
* Mereče
* Nova Vas pri Jelšanah
* Novokračine
* Ostrožno Brdo
* Pavlica
* Podbeže
* Podgrad
* Podgraje
* Podstenje
* Podstenjšek
* Podtabor
* Pregarje
* Prelože
* Prem
* Račice
* Ratečevo Brdo
* Rečica
* Rjavče
* Sabonje
* Šembije
* Smrje
* Snežnik
* Soze
* Starod
* Studena Gora
* Sušak
* Tominje
* Topolc
* Trpčane
* Velika Bukovica
* Veliko Brdo
* Vrbica
* Vrbovo
* Zabiče
* Zajelšje
* Zalči
* Zarečica
* Zarečje

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Former|

* Trnovo

Landmarks|

* Kalec Castle
* Lake Klivnik
* Lake Mola
* Prem Castle
* Snežnik
* Turn Mansion

Notable people|

* Radovan Gobec
* Dragotin Kette
* Karel Lavrič

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