Bezovica, Vojnik

Bezovica
Bezovica

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°17′31.38″N 15°21′3″E / 46.2920500°N 15.35083°ECoordinates: 46°17′31.38″N 15°21′3″E / 46.2920500°N 15.35083°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Vojnik
Area
 • Total 1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Elevation 301 m (988 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 46
[1]

Bezovica (pronounced [bɛzɔˈviːtsa]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Vojnik in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of the Styria region. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name Bezovica is derived from the Slavic common noun *bъzъ 'elder', thus originally referring to the vegetation. Similar names based on the same root are common in Slovenian ethnic territory (e.g., Basovizza in Italy and Bezgovica) as well as in other Slavic areas (e.g., Bazje in Croatia, Bzová in the Czech Republic, etc.).[3]

Mass grave

Bezovica is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Bezovica Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Bezovica) is located in a meadow and in a woods between the Preložnik farm (locally known as the Rihtar farm) and the Krameršek farm. It contains the remains of six German and Slovene civilians murdered in June 1945.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Vojnik municipal site
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 54.
  4. ↑ Bezovica Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)

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