Gradiček

Gradiček
Gradiček

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°53′14.57″N 14°46′4.11″E / 45.8873806°N 14.7678083°E / 45.8873806; 14.7678083Coordinates: 45°53′14.57″N 14°46′4.11″E / 45.8873806°N 14.7678083°E / 45.8873806; 14.7678083
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Ivančna Gorica
Area
 • Total 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Elevation 276.2 m (906.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 25
[1]

Gradiček (pronounced [ɡɾaˈdiːtʃək]; German: Pergradu[2]) is a small settlement northwest of Krka in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Geography

Poltarica Spring (left) and Poltarica Cave (right)

Poltarica Spring—the source of Poltarica Creek, a tributary of the Krka River—lies southwest of the village core. Above the spring is Poltarica Cave, which was discovered in April, 2003. The cave has been explored to a length of 740 meters (2,430 ft) and contains passages, halls, canyons, and siphons. A population of olms lives in the cave, and during high-water conditions there is also a subterranean waterfall in the cave.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 100.
  3. ↑ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. ↑ Jamarski klub Krka. 2002. Jama Poltarica (information sign posted at Poltarica Spring).


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