Občice

Občice
Občice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Dolenjske Toplice
Area
 • Total 5.3 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation 236.5 m (776 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 19
[1]

Občice (German: Krapflern) is a small settlement in the Dolenjske Toplice municipality in Slovenia. It lies on the eastern edge of the territory inhabited by Gottschee Germans that were mostly expelled in 1941 during the Second World War. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region.[2]

The Society of the Gottscheers Native Inhabitants[3] (Društvo Kočevarjev staroselcev / Gottscheer Altsiedlerverein) founded by descendants of Gottscheer Germans in neighboring Kočevske Poljane in 1992, among them some of the last speakers of Gottscheerish, has its seat in a former inn bought by the association in 1998.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Dolenjske Toplice municipality site
  3. ^ Pokrajinski muzej Kočevje: Vsi niso odšli / Not all of them left
  4. ^ Društvo Kočevarjev staroselcev

External links

Settlements
Landmarks
Dolenjske Toplice spa, Soteska mansion, Base 20 in Kočevski Rog, Parish Church of Saint Anne, Parish Church of Saint Andrew, Parish Church of Saint Erasmus