Drage () is a settlement in the foothills of the Gorjanci range in the

Municipality of Metlika A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in southeastern

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. The entire area is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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. There is a small

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church in the village, one of only two churches of this rite in Slovenia (the second is in Metlika). It is dedicated to the

Nativity of the Theotokos The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Nativity of Mary, Marymas or the Birth of the Virgin Mary, refers to a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of Mary, mother of Jesus. The modern Biblical canon does not record Mary's birth. The ...

and was built in the early 20th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 10830

References

External links

Drage on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Metlika {{Metlika-geo-stub