Radovica
Place in White Carniola, Slovenia
45°41′15.96″N 15°20′56.65″E / 45.6877667°N 15.3490694°E / 45.6877667; 15.3490694 (2002)
Radovica (pronounced [ˈɾaːdɔʋitsa]; German: Radowitza)[2] is a village in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia, next to the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
The local parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in the second half of the 18th century on the site of a 14th-century church.[4]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem 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 2202
External links
Media related to Radovica at Wikimedia Commons- Radovica on Geopedia
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Municipality of Metlika
Administrative seat: Metlika
- Gradac Castle
- Komenda
- Metlika Castle
- Metlika Parish Church
- Rosalnice Parish Churches
- White Carniola Museum
