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]

Račice
Village
Račice in 1955
Račice Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°30′48.15″N 14°9′41.45″E
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]

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

External links

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

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