Mlaka pri Kočevski Reki (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 36.) is a settlement in the

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in southern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Geography

Mlaka pri Kočevski Reki is a scattered settlement north of Primoži in an open valley, along a secondary road that is wooded on both sides. The soil is loamy and sandy. Surrounding hills include Roch's Head (, 728 m) to the northeast, Sexton's Head (, 791 m) to the east, and Wood Hill (, 686 m) to the west.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 232.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Mlaka'' to ''Mlaka pri Kočevski Reki'' (literally, 'Mlaka near Kočevska Reka') in 1953. The three villages of Primoži, Koče, and Mlaka pri Kočevski Reki were also referred to collectively in German as ''Fünfzehnhuben'' (literally, 'fifteen hides').

History

Mlaka pri Kočevski Reki was a village settled by Gottschee Germans. Historical records show that the village had one full farm and eight half-farms on 1498, and in 1574 the population included 10 owners of half-farms and three tenant farmers. Before the Second World War, the village had 33 houses. During the

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the original population of the village was evicted. After the war, most of the farmland was managed by the Snežnik collective farm.

Cultural heritage

A late 19th-century

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in the centre of the village, dedicated to

Saint Roch Roch (lived c. 1348 – 15/16 August 1376/79; traditionally c. 1295 – 16 August 1327), also called Rock in English, was a Majorcan Catholic confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August and 9 September in Italy; he was especially invo ...

, was demolished in 1953 or 1954.

Economy

There was a

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in Mlaka.

References

External links

Mlaka pri Kočevski Reki on GeopediaPre–World War II map of Mlaka pri Kočevski Reki with oeconyms and family names
Populated places in the Municipality of Kočevje {{Kočevje-geo-stub