Rače
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| Rače | |
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_location_map.svg.png)  Rače | |
| Coordinates: 46°27′10.31″N 15°40′52.35″E / 46.4528639°N 15.6812083°ECoordinates: 46°27′10.31″N 15°40′52.35″E / 46.4528639°N 15.6812083°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Rače-Fram |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.48 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260.4 m (854.3 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 2,281 |
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Rače is a settlement in and the administrative centre of the municipality of Rače-Fram in northeastern Slovenia. It lies under the eastern Pohorje hills on the edge of the plain on the right bank of the Drava River to the south of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava statistical region.[2]
Rače Castle is a 16th-century castle to the west of the settlement. It was built between 1528 and 1533 and was originally surrounded by a moat. In the 17th century two round towers and a chapel dedicated to Saint John of Nepomuk were added to the building. A square tower on the opposite side of the building only dates to 1915.[3]
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