Dolenjske Toplice
Toplice (until 1953) | |
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  Dolenjske Toplice Location of the Town of Dolenjske Toplice in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′16.26″N 15°03′30.04″E / 45.7545167°N 15.0583444°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Dolenjske Toplice |
| Elevation | 179.5 m (588.9 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 882 |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
Dolenjske Toplice (pronounced [dɔˈleːnskɛ tɔˈpliːtsɛ]; German: Töplitz[2]) is a settlement near Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia and is the seat of the Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The town lies on the Sušica River, which joins the Krka 2 km north of town. It is a spa town known for its thermal baths established in 1658 by the Counts of Auersperg.[3] The settlement has a population of around 900.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 164.
- ^ Dolenjske Toplice municipal site