Grčarske Ravne (pronounced [ˈɡəɾtʃaɾskɛ ˈɾáːwnɛ];[tone?] German: Masereben[2][3]) is a settlement south of Dolenja Vas in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Grčarske Ravne
Grčarske Ravne is located in Slovenia
Grčarske Ravne
Grčarske Ravne
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°39′32.93″N 14°44′52.65″E / 45.6591472°N 14.7479583°E / 45.6591472; 14.7479583
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityRibnica
Area
 • Total2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Elevation
520.2 m (1,706.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total13
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History

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The village was inhabited by Gottschee Germans, who were expelled from the area in 1941 during the Second World War. In the 1960s, all German tombstones were removed from the local cemetery in the neighboring village of Grčarice.[5]

References

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  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. 48.
  3. ^ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  4. ^ Ribnica municipal site
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14974
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