Raka Castle
Raka Castle is one of the oldest medieval castles in Slovenia. Raka is located in the City Municipality of Krško.Photo: Ljubljana5, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Castel in South Slovenia
- Also known as: “Arch”
- Address: Raka 13, Raka, 8274
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Lawrence’s Parish Church.
St. Lawrence’s Parish Church
Church
Photo: Janezdrilc, CC0.
St. Lawrence’s Parish Church is situated 280 metres west of Raka Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raka and Cirje.
Raka
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 si.
Raka is a village in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.
Cirje
Village
Ardro pri Raki
Village
Ardro pri Raki is a small settlement east of Raka in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.
Raka Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Urban Municipality of Krško, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.92785° or 45° 55′ 40″ northLongitude
15.38546° or 15° 23′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8FQQW9HP+45OpenStreetMap ID
way 973942684OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q18530072
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Uzbek—“Raka Castle” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Raka qalası”
- Azerbaijani: “Raka qəsri”
- Croatian: “Arch”
- Croatian: “Dvorac Raka”
- French: “château de Raka”
- French: “Grad Raka”
- German: “Burg Arch”
- German: “Burg Raka”
- Italian: “Castello di Raka”
- Italian: “Grad Raka”
- Macedonian: “Рака (замок)”
- Macedonian: “Рака”
- Romanian: “Castelul Raka”
- Russian: “Замок Рака”
- Slovenian: “Arch”
- Slovenian: “grad Raka”
- Slovenian: “Grad Raka”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Рака”
- Ukrainian: “Рацький замок”
- Uzbek: “Raka Castle”
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Highlights include Cavsar and Senica.
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