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 St. Bartholomew’s Parish Church.

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.

St. Bartholomew’s Parish Church

Church

Photo: Žiga, Public domain.

St. Bartholomew’s Parish Church is situated 3 km west 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
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Latitude

45.84734° or 45° 50′ 50″ north

Longitude

15.37426° or 15° 22′ 27″ east

Population

Elevation

168 metres (551 feet)

Open location code

8FQQR9WF+WP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3075009960

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

3218155

Wikidata 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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