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Občice 
Location in Slovenia
ObčiceCoordinates: 45°43′52.36″N 15°3′26.25″E / 45.7312111°N 15.0572917°ECoordinates: 45°43′52.36″N 15°3′26.25″E / 45.7312111°N 15.0572917°E Country 
SloveniaTraditional region Lower Carniola Statistical region Southeast Slovenia Municipality Dolenjske Toplice Area - Total 5.3 km2 (2 sq mi) Elevation 236.5 m (776 ft) Population (2002) - Total 19 [1] Občice (German: Krapflern) 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.[2]
The Society of the Gottscheers Native Inhabitants[3] (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.[4]
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Dolenjske Toplice Settlements Administrative centre: Dolenjske Toplice
Bušinec, Cerovec, Dobindol, Dolenje Gradišče, Dolenje Polje, Dolenje Sušice, Drenje, Gabrje pri Soteski, Gorenje Gradišče, Gorenje Polje, Gorenje Sušice, Kočevske Poljane, Loška vas, Mali Rigelj, Meniška vas, Nova Gora, Občice, Obrh, Podhosta, Podstenice, Podturn pri Dolenjskih Toplicah, Sela pri Dolenjskih Toplicah, Selišče, Soteska, Stare Žage, Suhor pri Dolenjskih Toplicah, Veliki Rigelj, Verdun pri Uršnih selihLandmarks Dolenjske Toplice spa, Soteska mansion, Base 20 in Kočevski Rog, Parish Church of Saint Anne, Parish Church of Saint Andrew, Parish Church of Saint ErasmusCategories:- Populated places in the Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice
- Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistical region geography stubs
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