Predmeja

Predmeja
Predmeja

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°56′38.85″N 13°53′16.13″E / 45.9441250°N 13.8878139°E / 45.9441250; 13.8878139Coordinates: 45°56′38.85″N 13°53′16.13″E / 45.9441250°N 13.8878139°E / 45.9441250; 13.8878139
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Ajdovščina
Area
 • Total 20.74 km2 (8.01 sq mi)
Elevation 896.5 m (2,941.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 363
[1]

Predmeja (pronounced [pɾɛdˈmɛːja]; formerly Dol pri Otlici[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on the edge of a karst plateau north of the town of Ajdovščina, overlooking the Vipava Valley.[3]

Mass graves

Predmeja is the site of four known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Rob Shaft Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Brezno za Robom) is located on the Trnovo Forest Plateau (Slovene: Trnovski gozd), east of Predmeja. It contains the remains of German soldiers and unidentified civilians.[4] The Medvedovše Shaft Mass Grave (Grobišče Brezno za Medvedovšem) is located on the Trnovo Forest Plateau, about 1 km northeast of Predmeja. It contains the remains of unidentified victims.[5] The Medvedovše Grave (Grob Medvedovše) is located on the Trnovo Forest Plateau, at a small level spot on the slope left of the road branching off to the north at the Medvedovše farm (Predmeja no. 83). It contains the remains of a Partisan soldier murdered by other Partisans during the war.[6] The Bratin Shaft Mass Grave (Grobišče Bratinov brezen) is located on the edge of the Trnovo Forest Plateau, east of Predmeja, and the top of a headwall above the cliff over the Lokavšček Springs. The entrance is on a cliff shelf. The grave contains the remains of seven Partisans killed by Italian troops.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 27.
  3. ↑ Ajdovščina municipal site
  4. ↑ Rob Shaft Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  5. ↑ Medvedovše Shaft Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  6. ↑ Medvedovše Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  7. ↑ Bratin Shaft Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)

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