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Dolenjske Toplice
Občina Dolenjske Toplice— Settlement and Municipality — Location of the Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice in Slovenia
Location of the Town of Dolenjske Toplice in Slovenia
Dolenjske TopliceCoordinates: 45°45′16.26″N 15°03′30.04″E / 45.7545167°N 15.0583444°ECoordinates: 45°45′16.26″N 15°03′30.04″E / 45.7545167°N 15.0583444°E Country 
SloveniaGovernment - Mayor Jože Muhič Area - Total 110.2 km2 (42.5 sq mi) Population (2002)[1] - Total 3,298 - Density 29.9/km2 (77.5/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+01) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02) 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 2 km north of town. It is a spa town known for its thermal baths established in 1658 by the Counts of Auersperg.[2]
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It is a Gothic building that was restyled in the Baroque in the late 17th century.[3]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
- ^ Dolenjske Toplice municipality site
- ^ "EŠD 2571" (in Slovene). Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?ESD=2571&submit.x=0&submit.y=0. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
External links
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
- Municipalities of Slovenia
- Spa towns in Slovenia
- 1658 establishments
- Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistical region geography stubs
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