Town in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
Rade?e
(
pronounced
[??aːd?t??]
ⓘ
;
German
:
Ratschach
[2]
) 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 Rade?e
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
.
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History
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Archaeological finds in the area, including such items as bone tools, cave bear bones, altars to water gods, and an altar to the goddess Adsaluta and god Savus indicate that it has a long history of human occupation. Rade?e was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1297. The town was granted
market rights
in 1338.
Until 1918, the town was part of the
Austrian monarchy
(
Cisleithania
after the
compromise of 1867
), in the Gurkfeld (
Kr?ko
) district, one of the 11
Bezirkshauptmannschaften
in the province of
Carniola
.
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In 1925, Rade?e was formally given
town
status by a decree issued by
King Alexander
. In 1994, it became the seat of the
Municipality of Rade?e
.
Landmarks
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Church
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The
parish church
in the town is dedicated to
Saint Peter
and belongs to the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana
. It was built in 1911 on the site of an earlier church. The
Gothic
chancel
of the former church has been incorporated into the new one as a side chapel at its eastern side. The bell tower stands at the western side of the church.
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Bridges
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An old
one-arch
iron
road bridge links the town center of Rade?e with an old railway station on the other side of the Sava.
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It was built in the time of
Austria-Hungary
and originally linked the
crown lands
of
Carniola
and
Styria
. It was designed by the Czech architect
Jan Vladimir Hrasky
.
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Its construction started in September 1893 and was completed in August 1894.
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It was open for traffic in June 1894.
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The
riveted
bridge is 84 metres (276 ft) long and 6 m (20 ft) wide and originally had a bearing strength of 12 tonnes (12 long tons; 13 short tons), but was reinforced after World War II.
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Its steel construction was made by the Griedl company from Vienna, whereas its supporting foundations were made by the builder Tr?ek from
?marjeta
.
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Since 1980, when a staircase was added to it on the left bank,
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it has been used only by pedestrians and cyclists.
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A new concrete road bridge across the Sava in Rade?e stands near
Hoteme?
. It is 133 m (436 ft) long and 10.5 m (34 ft) wide. It was constructed by the
Ingrad
corporation (TOZD La?ko branch) and was solemnly opened in December 1980.
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Weixelstein Castle
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Weixelstein Castle (
Slovene
:
Dvor
[2]
[10]
or
Novi dvor
[11]
) stands east of Rade?e at Pot na Brod no. 23. It is a four-winged two-story structure with an arcade courtyard. The building mainly dates from the 16th century, and the courtyard from the 17th century. Some wooden ceilings are preserved in the interior. The castle park originally had a geometric pattern, but was redesigned in a landscaped style in the 18th century.
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The castle's 16th-century owner Johann von Weixelstein sold it to Christoph von Raumschussl (or Rambschussel
[12]
) in 1595, after which it was owned by the Zetschker family, the Augustinians of Ljubljana, Franz Johann von Amigoni, Anton Gollmayer, the Plusk family, and Ludwig Guttmannsthal-Benvenuti. It was purchased by the Ljubljana-based Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul in 1926.
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The nuns were evicted by German forces during the Second World War.
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After the war, the property was nationalized and converted into a reform school.
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Economy
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The community's development is closely connected to the Sava River because it used to be an important traffic route for water
transport
. The confluence of the Sava and
Savinja
in nearby
Zidani Most
gave Rade?e a role of the central
rafting
port
. This tradition is preserved by modern Rade?e rafters, who nurture memories of the customs of their
ancestors
at the annual event Rafting Days on the Sava (
Dnevi splavarjenja na Savi
).
Rade?e has been renowned for its
paper industry
, and has modern foundations for development in its rich cultural heritage and unspoiled nature. After the paper producer entered bankruptcy proceedings in April 2012,
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a new company was established in June 2012.
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References
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a
b
"Settlement Rade?e"
.
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
. Retrieved
16 January
2023
.
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a
b
Leksikon ob?in kraljestev in de?el zastopanih v dr?avnem zboru,
vol. 6:
Kranjsko
. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Dr?avna Tiskarna, pp. 88?89.
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Rade?e municipal site
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Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den osterreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
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"E?D 2194"
.
Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage
(in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia
. Retrieved
19 May
2011
.
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a
b
"8116: Rade?e - Stari most"
[8116: Rade?e ? The Old Bridge].
Register nepremi?ne kulturne dedi??ine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage]
(in Slovenian). Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije
. Retrieved
25 June
2012
.
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a
b
"Otvoritev rade?kega mostu ?ez Savo"
[The Opening of the Rade?e Bridge across the Sava].
E-Dnevnik
. 5 June 2008.
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a
b
c
d
"Local Community of Rade?e: Rade?e ? the Bridge over the Sava"
(in Slovenian). Municipality of Rade?e. Archived from
the original
on 24 August 2010
. Retrieved
25 June
2012
.
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a
b
"Nov most v Rade?ah odprt"
[The New Bridge in Rade?e Open].
Novi tednik: glasilo ob?inskih konferenc SZDL
(in Slovenian). Vol. 34, no. 48. Delo. 4 December 1980. p. 1.
ISSN
0351-6474
.
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a
b
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number e?d 9686
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a
b
c
Gradovi v Sloveniji: Novi dvor
(in Slovene)
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a
b
Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976.
Krajevni leksikon Slovenije
, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Dr?avna zalo?ba Slovenije. p. 194.
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"Banknote and security paper manufacturer Radece papir enters bankruptcy proceedings"
.
Euwid-paper.com
. EUWID Europaischer Wirtschaftsdienst GmbH. 16 April 2012.
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"Rade?ka ob?ina prek Komunale Rade?e ustanovila dru?bo Papirnica Rade?e"
[Through Komunala Rade?e, the Municipality of Rade?e Has Established the Company Papirnica Rade?e].
Delo.si
. Delo, d. d. 3 July 2012.
ISSN
1854-6544
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