The Municipality of Sodražica (; sl, Občina Sodražica) is a municipality in the

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 n ...

region of

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. The seat of the municipality is the town of Sodražica. It is included in the

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. It borders the municipalities of Ribnica,

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, and Loški Potok. In

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, and also in the

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, Sodražica was an independent municipality, until the creation of

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. It became an independent municipality once again in 1998, when it separated from the

Municipality of Ribnica The Municipality of Ribnica (; sl, Občina Ribnica) is a municipality in southern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ribnica. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Sloveni ...

. Historically, the inhabitants made woodenware ( sl, suha roba), especially sieve rims, buckets, spoons, rakes, and wicker baskets. The woodenware was sold to Ribnica peddlers () who then travelled around the world, selling the woodenware.Suha roba v Ribnici
(in Slovene)

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Sodražica, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Betonovo *

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* Globel * Janeži * Jelovec * Kotel * Kračali * Kržeti * Lipovšica * Male Vinice * Nova Štifta * Novi Pot * Petrinci * Podklanec * Preska * Ravni Dol * Sinovica * Travna Gora * Vinice * Zamostec * Zapotok * Žimarice

Notable people

* (1887–1945), composer, organist, and conductor * (1857–1938), priest, journalist, and representative in the Austrian parliament * (1897–1986), academy-trained sculptor * Tone Košmrlj (born 1959), founder and the former bass player in * Franc Mihelič (born 1949), musician and founder of the Franc Mihelič Ensemble () * Matija Mrače (1866–1903), translator * (1875–1937), literary historian, university professor, translator, and essayist. The primary school in Sodražica bears his name: ''Osnovna šola dr. Ivana Prijatelja Sodražica'' (Ivan Prijatelj Sodražica Elementary School).

References

External links

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Municipality of Sodražica website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Municipality of Sodrazica 1998 establishments in Slovenia Sodrazica