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Drašiči

Drašiči (pronounced [ˈdɾaːʃitʃi]; German: Draschitz) is a village in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia, next to the border with Croatia.

Podčetrtek Castle

Raka

Raka (pronounced [ˈɾàːka]; German: Arch) is a village 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.

Pleterje

Pleterje Charterhouse (Slovene: Kartuzijanski samostan Pleterje; German: Kartause Plettriach, also Pleterjach, Pletriach, or Pleteriach) is a Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in the village of Drča near Šentjernej in Slovenia, the only extant monastery of that order in the country.The monast…

Grad Raka

Raka Castle (pronounced [ˈɾaːka]) is one of the oldest medieval castles in Slovenia.Raka is located in the Municipality of Krško.Raka Castle (German: Arch) was documented as early as 1161 and explicitly mentioned as Castrum Arch in 1279.

Veliki Podlog

Veliki Podlog (pronounced [ˈʋeːliki ˈpoːdlɔk]; German: Großpodlog) is a village in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. It lies south of the main motorway from Ljubljana to Zagreb south of Leskovec. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola.

Podbočje

Podbočje (pronounced [pɔdˈbóːtʃjɛ]; German: Heiligenkreuz) is a village on the right bank of the Krka River in the foothills of the Gorjanci range in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola.

Pečice

Pečice (pronounced [ˈpeːtʃitsɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria.

Bistrica ob Sotli

Bistrica ob Sotli (pronounced [ˈbiːstɾitsa ɔp ˈsoːtli]) is a settlement in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli. The settlement lies on a river terrace above the right bank of the Sotla River. The area traditionally belonged to the region of Styria.

Sromlje

Sromlje (pronounced [ˈsɾoːmljɛ], German: Sromle) is a village in the hills north of Brežice in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria.

Brežice Water Tower

The Brežice Water Tower was built in 1914, together with a city sewage system and electrification. It used to serve as the water supply for Brežice until the new water house was built below Šentvid Hill above the town.

Samostan-dvorec Olimje

Olimje Castle (Slovene: Grad Olimje) is a 16th-century castle located in the settlement of Olimje, part of the Municipality of Podčetrtek in eastern Slovenia. It is currently a Franciscan monastery.The predecessor of the current castle occupied the site since c.

Šentjernej

Šentjernej (pronounced [ʃɛnˈtjɛːɾnɛi̯] or [ʃənˈtjɛːɾnɛi̯]; in older sources also Šent Jernej, German: Sankt Bartlmä) is a small town in southeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šentjernej. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola.

Kunšperk

Kunšperk (pronounced [ˈkuːnʃpɛrk]; German: Königsberg) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sotla River in the Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria.

Kapele

Kapele (pronounced [kaˈpeːlɛ], German: Kapellen) is a village in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.

Jovsi

Jovsi is an extensive natural plain divided into wetlands and covering an area of 4.6 square kilometers (1.8 sq mi) in the Municipality of Brežice in Slovenia. It lies west of the lower course of the Sotla River below the Kapele Hills (Slovene: Kapelske gorice).

Grad Mokrice

Mokrice Castle (pronounced [mɔˈkɾiːtsɛ]; Slovene: grad Mokrice, German: Mokritz) is a medieval castle southeast of Brežice, Slovenia, located on a hill in the northern part of the settlement of Rajec in the Gorjanci Hills, near the Croatian border.

Jesenice na Dolenjskem

Jesenice (pronounced [jɛsɛˈniːtsɛ]; sometimes also Jesenice na Dolenjskem, German: Jessenitz) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, right on the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola.

Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary

Zagreb Cathedral, on the Kaptol, is a Roman Catholic cathedral-church and not only the second tallest building in Croatia but also the most monumental sacral building in Gothic style southeast of the Alps. It is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and to kings Saint Stephen and Saint Ladislaus.

Art Pavilion in Zagreb

The Art Pavilion in Zagreb (Croatian: Umjetnički paviljon u Zagrebu) is an art gallery in Zagreb, Croatia. The Pavilion is located on the Lenuci Horseshoe, Lower Town area of the city, south of Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square and just north of the King Tomislav Square with the Zagreb Central Station.…

Zagreb Central Railway Station

Zagreb Glavni kolodvor (Croatian for Zagreb main station) is the main railway station in Zagreb. Located 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the city's main square, it is the largest station in Croatia and the main hub of the Croatian Railways network.An 1890 act of the Royal Hungarian Government authorised the…

bazilika Presvetog Srca Isusova

The Basilica of the Heart of Jesus (Croatian: Bazilika Srca Isusova) is a Roman Catholic basilica located in Palmotićeva street of Zagreb, Croatia.

Meštrović Pavilion

The Meštrović Pavilion (Croatian: Meštrovićev paviljon), also known as the Home of Croatian Artists (Croatian: Dom hrvatskih likovnih umjetnika) and colloquially as the Mosque (Croatian: Džamija), is a cultural venue and the official seat of the Croatian Society of Fine Artists (HDLU) located o…

Ponikve

Ponikve (pronounced [pɔˈniːkʋɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola.