Božakovo (; in older sources also ''Božjakovo'',
[''Spezial-orts-repertorium von Krain''. 1884. Vienna: Alfred Hölder, p. 142.] german: Boschakowo
or ''Boschiakou''
) is a
village
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on the left bank of the
Kolpa River in the
Municipality of Metlika in the
White Carniola
White Carniola ( sl, Bela krajina; german: Weißkrain or ''Weiße Mark'') is a traditional region in southeastern Slovenia on the border with Croatia. Due to its smallness, it is often considered a subunit of the broader Lower Carniola region, alth ...
area of southeastern
Slovenia
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. The entire area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
Božakovo was attested in written sources as ''ecclesia … Marie Magdalene'' in 1334 and ''Wosiackh'' in 1490.
Church
The local
church
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Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chris ...
is dedicated to
Mary Magdalene
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and belongs to the
Parish
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of Metlika. It was built in the 18th century.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2030
References
External links
*
Božakovo on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Metlika
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