Morava, Kočevje
human settlement in Slovenia
Morava (pronounced [mɔˈɾaːʋa]; German: Mrauen) is a village in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. It was a village settled by Gottschee Germans. During the Second World War its original population was expelled. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It includes the former hamlet of Mošenik (German: Moschelnik).
Name
Morava was attested in written records in 1498 as Hemoraw. It is believed to be derived from the archaic Slovene common noun *morava '(wet) meadow'. Locally, the village is known as Omrava. The village was known as Mrauen in German in the past.
Church
The local church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was a Late Gothic building.
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