Občice
Encyclopedia
Občice is a small settlement in the Dolenjske Toplice
municipality
in Slovenia
. It lies on the eastern edge of the territory inhabited by Gottschee Germans
that were mostly expelled in 1941 during the Second World War. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola
. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region
.
The Society of the Gottscheers Native Inhabitants (Društvo Kočevarjev staroselcev / Gottscheer Altsiedlerverein) founded by descendants of Gottscheer Germans in neighboring Kočevske Poljane
in 1992, among them some of the last speakers of Gottscheerish
, has its seat in a former inn bought by the association in 1998.
Dolenjske Toplice
Dolenjske Toplice is a settlement and municipality near Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region. The town lies on the Sušica River, which joins the Krka...
municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It lies on the eastern edge of the territory inhabited by Gottschee Germans
Gottschee County
Gottschee County refers to the former German speaking region in the Duchy of Carniola , a crownland of the Habsburg Empire, located in modern day Slovenia...
that were mostly expelled in 1941 during the Second World War. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola was a kreis of the historical Habsburg crown land of Carniola from 1849 till 1919 and is nowadays a traditional region of Slovenia. Its center is Novo Mesto, while other urban centers include Kočevje, Grosuplje, Krško, Trebnje, Mirna, Črnomelj, Semič, and Metlika.-See also:* Upper...
. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region
Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistical region
The Southeast Slovenia statistical region is a statistical region in the south-east of Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Novo Mesto. It is the largest region in Slovenia. It has the highest share of young people with 15.8%...
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The Society of the Gottscheers Native Inhabitants (Društvo Kočevarjev staroselcev / Gottscheer Altsiedlerverein) founded by descendants of Gottscheer Germans in neighboring Kočevske Poljane
Kočevske Poljane
Kočevske Poljane is a village in the Dolenjske Toplice municipality in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region....
in 1992, among them some of the last speakers of Gottscheerish
Gottscheerish
Gottscheerish, also called Granish is a German dialect which was the main language of communication in Gottschee County in Slovenia before 1941. Today there are only a few speakers left in Slovenia and around the world.- Language history :Gottscheerish belongs to Southern Bavarian within the...
, has its seat in a former inn bought by the association in 1998.