Gruča
Gruča is a small settlement east of Šentjernej in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.- Type: Village with 50 residents
- Description: place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Gruca”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pleterje Charterhouse and Open air museum Pleterje.
Pleterje Charterhouse
Monastery
Photo: Darkoj82, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pleterje Charterhouse 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. Pleterje Charterhouse is situated 3½ km southwest of Gruča.
Open air museum Pleterje
Museum
Photo: Janeznovak, CC BY 2.5.
Open air museum Pleterje is situated 4 km southwest of Gruča.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gornja Prekopa and Ledeča Vas.
Gornja Prekopa
Village
Gornja Prekopa is a settlement west of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.
Ledeča Vas
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ledeča Vas is a village east of Šentjernej, at the foot of the Gorjanci Mountains in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola.
Dolnja Prekopa
Village
Dolnja Prekopa is a settlement in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola.
Gruča
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.84734° or 45° 50′ 50″ northLongitude
15.37426° or 15° 22′ 27″ eastPopulation
50Elevation
168 metres (551 feet)Open location code
8FQQR9WF+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 3075009960OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3218155Wikidata ID
Q2178088
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Satellite Map
Discover Gruča from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Slovenian—“Gruča” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Gruča”
- Croatian: “Gruča”
- Dutch: “Gruča”
- French: “Gruča”
- Irish: “Gruča”
- Polish: “Gruča”
- Romanian: “Gruča”
- Serbian: “Груча”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Gruča”
- Slovenian: “Gruča”
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