Otiški Vrh

Otiški Vrh
Otiški Vrh

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°34′18.69″N 15°2′5.45″E / 46.5718583°N 15.0348472°ECoordinates: 46°34′18.69″N 15°2′5.45″E / 46.5718583°N 15.0348472°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Carinthia
Statistical region Carinthia
Municipality Dravograd
Area
 • Total 11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Elevation 345.7 m (1,134.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 879
[1]

Otiški Vrh (pronounced [ɔˈtiːʃki ˈvəɾx]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills southeast of Dravograd in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.[2]

Mass grave

Otiški Vrh is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Bavh Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Pod Bavhom) is located below the Bavh farm in the western part of the settlement, 300 m northeast of the main road, on the steep edge of a wooded slope by a large pine tree. It contains the remains of unidentified victims.[3]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is a pilgrimage church dedicated to Saint Peter. It is built on a hill known as Kronska gora, high above the Mislinja Valley. It is a Baroque building with a two-storey entrance facade and a double belfry built between 1745 and 1750. A second church to the east of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Oswald. It is a Late Gothic church with 17th-century wall paintings.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Dravograd municipal site
  3. ↑ Bavh Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 295 and 3229

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