Prelože pri Lokvi
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Prelože pri Lokvi | |
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Prelože pri Lokvi | |
Coordinates: 45°39′10.38″N 13°56′6.57″E / 45.6528833°N 13.9351583°ECoordinates: 45°39′10.38″N 13°56′6.57″E / 45.6528833°N 13.9351583°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Region | Slovenian Littoral |
Municipality | Sežana |
Elevation | 499.9 m (1,640.1 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 81 |
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Prelože pri Lokvi is a settlement south of Lokev in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Prelože to Prelože pri Lokvi in 1955.[3]
Mass grave
Prelože pri Lokvi is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Golobivnica Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama Golobivnica) is located about 1 km m east of Lokev. It is a shaft that contains the remains of local civilians murdered during the war and also civilians from Trieste and the surrounding area that were murdered after the war. It is estimated that the shaft contains the remains of up to 250 victims.[4]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Sežana municipal site
- ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ↑ Golobivnica Cave Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
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