Radeče

Radeče
Town
From top, left to right: Radeče by the river Sava, Town Hall, Iron Bridge, St. Peter's Church, Turn Manor, Stairway to school
Radeče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°03′57″N 15°10′22″E / 46.06583°N 15.17278°E / 46.06583; 15.17278
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityRadeče
Area
  Total
2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi)
Elevation
194.1 m (636.8 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
1,939

Radeče (pronounced [ˈɾàːdɛtʃɛ] ; German: Ratschach) is a small town in the Lower Sava Valley in eastern Slovenia. It is located in the Sava Hills (Slovene: Posavsko hribovje) on the right bank of the Sava River at the confluence with Sopota Creek. It is the seat of the Municipality of Radeče and part of the traditional province of Lower Carniola. The town and the municipality are now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 they were part of the Savinja Statistical Region.