Rateče

Rateče (; , ) is a village in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora, in the far northwest corner of Slovenia. It is located in the upper part of the Upper Sava Valley, between the Sava Dolinka and Ziljica rivers, a tributary of the Drava. Further up the valley is the Rateče border crossing to Italy. Rateče is the closest Slovenian village to the summit of Mount Peč, also known in Slovene as Tromeja (or "tri-border", for the meeting point of the borders of Austria, Italy, and Slovenia at its summit.)

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Place details

Locality: Rateče
Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia
Country: Slovenija
Population: 644
Timezone: Europe/Ljubljana

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Rateče
Settlement.image_skyline: Rateče s Ciprnika DP 2016-07-24.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Rateče, view from Mount Ciprnik (July 2016)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Upper Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Upper Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kranjska Gora
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: 639
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Population: 611
Elevation: 863
Image: Ratece from Visoka Ponca.jpg

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Commons category: Rateče
postal code: 4280
female population: 310
male population: 301

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History
Geography
Economy and tourism
Climate
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==History== The settlement was first mentioned in 1385. It still retains much of its historic character. One of the oldest surviving churches in Slovenia, the Saint Thomas's Church, is located in the village. The Rateče (or Klagenfurt) Manuscript, one of the earliest surviving Slovene texts, is thought to have been compiled in the Rateče area (possibly at Saint Thomas's Church) during the second half of the 14th century. The cadastral community of Rateče was split into two parts by the new Italian–Yugoslav border after the treaties that followed the First World War; Yugoslavia acquired the eastern portion, which includes the main settlement of Rateče, and Italy the western mountainous portion, which is still part of the municipality of Tarvisio.