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Metlika
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Metlika (; ) is a town in southeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Metlika. It lies on the left bank of the Kolpa River on the border with Croatia. It is in the heart of the area of White Carniola, the southeastern part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
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- Locality
- Metlika
- Region
- Municipality of Metlika
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 3,206
- Timezone
- Europe/Ljubljana
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Metlika
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top, left to right: Overview of Metlika, Town Hall, Old palace, St. Nicholas' Church, Metlika Castle, Row of old houses
- Settlement.image_shield
- Grb Občine Metlika.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Slovenia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Traditional region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- White Carniola
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Statistical region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Southeast Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Metlika
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 8.28
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019
- Settlement.population_total
- 3206
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3229
- Area
- 108.87
- Elevation
- 163
- Image
- Metlika in Bela krajina (30395562187).jpg
- Licence plate code
- NM
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- postal code
- 8330
- P8168
- Edit Schlaffer
- female population
- 1619
- male population
- 1610
- Commons category
- Metlika
- P12749
- Nelson Mandela
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Metlika (; ) is a town in southeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Metlika. It lies on the left bank of the Kolpa River on the border with Croatia. It is in the heart of the area of White Carniola, the southeastern part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
==Name== Metlika was first mentioned in written sources in 1228 as Metlica (and as Methlica in 1268 and Metlika in 1337). The name is derived from the Slovene common noun metlika 'goosefoot', thus referring to the local flora. In the past the German name was Möttling.
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