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

Municipality of Metlika The Municipality of Metlika (; sl, Občina Metlika) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Metlika. Metlika became a municipality in 1994. Settlements ...

in southeastern

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. The entire area is part of the traditional region of

Lower Carniola Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region. Geography Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the no ...

and is now included in the

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. There is a small

Greek Catholic The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually. The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine Ca ...

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

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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