Račice, Ilirska Bistrica

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; 14.1615139Coordinates: 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

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

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

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  3. ↑ Gradac Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  4. ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches


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