Dolga Raka

Dolga Raka (pronounced [ˈdoːu̯ɡa ˈɾaːka]; German: Langenarch[2]) is a small settlement south of Raka in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Dolga Raka
Dolga Raka is located in Slovenia
Dolga Raka
Dolga Raka
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′9.38″N 15°22′53.74″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityKrško
Area
  Total0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation
211.1 m (692.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total75
[1]

There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was built in the early 20th century.[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. 78.
  3. Krško municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 21835
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