Metlika | |
|---|---|
Town | |
.jpg) _(3995277589).jpg) _(3996040940).jpg) _(3995277781).jpg) _(3995281757).jpg) .jpg) From top, left to right: Overview of Metlika, Town Hall, Old palace, St. Nicholas' Church, Metlika Castle, Row of old houses | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Metlika Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°39′06″N 15°19′12″E / 45.65167°N 15.32000°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | White Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Metlika |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.28 km2 (3.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175.5 m (575.8 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 3,206 |
| Vehicle registration | NM |
Metlika (pronounced [mɛˈtliːka] ; German: Möttling[2]) is a town in southeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Metlika. It lies on the left bank of the Kolpa River on the border with Croatia. It is in the heart of the area of White Carniola, the southeastern part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola.[3] It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
- ^ "Naselje Metlika". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 10.
- ^ Ferenc, Tone. 1988. "Dolenjska." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 2, pp. 287–298. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 287.