Kržeti

Kržeti
Kržeti

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°45′1.51″N 14°36′0.92″E / 45.7504194°N 14.6002556°E / 45.7504194; 14.6002556Coordinates: 45°45′1.51″N 14°36′0.92″E / 45.7504194°N 14.6002556°E / 45.7504194; 14.6002556
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Sodražica
Area
 • Total 5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Elevation 902.3 m (2,960.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 55
[1]

Kržeti (pronounced [kəɾˈʒeːti]) is a village in the hills southwest of Sodražica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The entire Municipality of Sodražica is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2] Together with the villages of Betonovo, Kračali, Janeži, and Petrinci it comprises the community and Parish of Gora nad Sodražico, also known as Gora.[3]

Mass graves

Kržeti is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Petrinci Commons 1 Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Petrinjska gmajna 1) lies in the bottom of a sinkhole about 1 km south of Petrinci. It contains the remains of between 120 and 150 members of the Russian Liberation Army that fell during an attack on Ribnica.[4] The Petrinci Commons 2 Mass Grave (Grobišče Petrinjska gmajna 2) is located at the edge of the woods next to the first grave. It contains the remains of an undetermined number of civilians.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Sodražica municipal site
  3. ↑ V.P. 1966. "Zakaj pa ne turizem na Gori?" Dolenjski list 17, no. 25 (848) (30 June), p. 14.
  4. ↑ Petrinci Commons 1 Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  5. ↑ Petrinci Commons 2 Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)


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