Božakovo
Božakovo (pronounced [bɔˈʒaːkɔʋɔ]; in older sources also Božjakovo,[2][3] German: Boschakowo[3] or Boschiakou[2][4]) is a village on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[5]
Božakovo | |
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  Božakovo Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′45.05″N 15°22′25.77″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | White Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Metlika |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 176.1 m (577.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 119 |
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The local church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Metlika. It was built in the 18th century.[6]
References
- "SURS". www.stat.si.
- "Uebersicht der in Folge a. h. Entschließung vom 26. Juli 1849 genehmigten provisorischen Gerichtseintheilung des Kronlandes Krain". Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung (141). November 24, 1849. p. 34.
- Spezial-orts-repertorium von Krain. 1884. Vienna: Alfred Hölder, p. 142.
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 10.
- "Občina Metlika". www.metlika.si.
- Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2030
External links
Media related to Božakovo at Wikimedia Commons- Božakovo on Geopedia
| Settlements | Administrative centre: Metlika
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