Račice, Slovenia
| Račice | |
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Račice in 1955
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 Račice
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| Coordinates: 45°30′48.15″N 14°9′41.45″E / 45.5133750°N 14.1615139°ECoordinates: 45°30′48.15″N 14°9′41.45″E / 45.5133750°N 14.1615139°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia
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| 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]; 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.
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.
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Roch and belongs to the Parish of Podgrad.
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