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Klošter (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 13.) is a settlement on the left bank of the Lahinja River 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 the
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area of 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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. The local
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, built north of the settlement, at the confluence of the Krupa with the Lahinja, is dedicated to the
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and belongs to the
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of Podzemelj. It was built in the second half of the 15th century and was remodelled in the Baroque syle when it was extended in the 17th century. The
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was added in 1828.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2125


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