Korita na Krasu

Korita na Krasu
Korita na Krasu

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°50′2.78″N 13°37′4.37″E / 45.8341056°N 13.6178806°ECoordinates: 45°50′2.78″N 13°37′4.37″E / 45.8341056°N 13.6178806°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Miren–Kostanjevica
Area
  Total 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Elevation 225.3 m (739.2 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 46
[1]

Korita na Krasu (pronounced [kɔˈɾiːta na ˈkɾaːsu]) is a settlement west of Kostanjevica na Krasu in the Municipality of Miren–Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Korita to Korita na Krasu in 1955.[3]

Mass grave

Korita na Krasu is the site of a mass grave possibly associated with the Second World War. The Korita Cavern Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Kaverna v Koritah) is located on the slope of a shallow valley in the hills about 270 m south of the crossroads in the settlement and 80 m east of the road to Sela na Krasu. Although the grave contains human remains, the configuration of the shaft casts doubt on whether it is a concealed grave from the war.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Miren–Kostanjevica municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Korita Cavern Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)

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