Rajndol (pronounced [ˈɾaːi̯ndɔl]; German: Reinthal[2] or Reintal[3]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. It was inhabited mostly by Gottschee Germans. During the Second World War its original population was expelled. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Rajndol
Rajndol Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°34′4.11″N 14°56′50.83″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Kočevje
Area
• Total	5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Elevation	509.9 m (1,672.9 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	45
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A mid-18th-century chapel in the village was dedicated to the Guardian Angels and was demolished in the 1950s along with much of the ecclesiastical heritage of the Kočevje area.[5]

References

External links

• Media related to Rajndol at Wikimedia Commons
• Rajndol on Geopedia
• Pre–World War II map of Rajndol with oeconyms and family names

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