Teharje

Teharje
Teharje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′47.42″N 15°18′8.41″E / 46.2298389°N 15.3023361°E / 46.2298389; 15.3023361Coordinates: 46°13′47.42″N 15°18′8.41″E / 46.2298389°N 15.3023361°E / 46.2298389; 15.3023361
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Celje
Area
• Total	1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Elevation	254.6 m (835.3 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	256
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Teharje (pronounced [ˈteːxaɾjɛ]) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Voglajna River on the eastern outskirts of Celje. 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

Teharje was first attested in written sources in 1362 as cze Tyechar(e)n (and later as Tyecharen in 1368, Tychoronen in 1405, Dyetharn in 1466, and zu Tieharn in 1480). The name is believed to derive from *Těxar′e (selo) (literally, 'Těxar's village') based on the hypocoristic personal name *Těxar(′)ь, related to toponyms such as Slovene Teharče (German Techanting) in Austrian Carinthia, as well as Czech Těchařovice and Macedonian Tearce.^[3]

Church

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to the 13th century, but the current building is a Neo-Romanesque structure from 1905.^[4]

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  St. Martin's Church

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  Inside St. Martin's Church

History

During World War II, the Germans built the Teharje camp, which was later used by the Partisans to hold prisoners from the Slovene Home Guard. A memorial park designed by the architect Marko Mušič was built on the site of the camp in 2004.^[5]

Mass graves

Teharje is the site of two known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. They are part of the 25 mass graves in the Celje area. The Janez Mlinar Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Mlinarjev Janez) is located southwest of the settlement, on the edge of a plateau, along a wall to the west, in a trench along the railroad tracks to the south, in a field to the east, behind a dance area, and in other locations. It contains the remains of up to 6,000 Home Guard soldiers, Ustaša officers, German civilians, and Slovenes that were murdered from May to December 1945. The adjacent building at Teharje 9 served as a prison and collection center.^[6] The name of the mass grave refers to the Majdič Manor (Majdičeva graščina), also known as the Janez Mlinar Manor (Dvorec Mlinarjev Janez), which was used as a headquarters by the prison camp officials.^[7] The Cemetery Mass Grave (Grobišče pri pokopališču) is located 330 m west of Saint Anne's Church. The cemetery is adjacent to the road and is bordered to the east, north, and west by woods. The parking area west of the cemetery was the end of a deep trench that contains the remains of an estimated 130 victims, including German soldiers, German prisoners of war, and Croatian refugees.^[8]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Teharje include:

• Martin Jelovšek (1837–1905), schoolmaster, father of Vladimir Jelovšek (the first husband of the writer Zofka Kveder), who wrote under the pseudonym Teharski 'the one from Teharje')^[9]
• Ivan Markošek (1873–1916), religious writer^[9]
• Josip Pečnak (1816–1905), journalist^[9]
• Mihael Stojan (1804–1863), religious writer and journalist^[9]
• Mihael Vizjak (1814–1892), arboriculture and orchard specialist^[9]
• Anka Vrečer (1878–1970), singer and theater actress^[9]

References

External links

• Teharje at Geopedia

City Municipality of Celje Administrative center Celje Districts Center Dečkovo Naselje Dolgo Polje Gaberje Hudinja Karel Destovnik Kajuh Lava Nova Vas Savinja Slavko Šlander Landmarks Celje Airport Celje Castle Grmada Celje Hall Iron Mansion Jošt Mill Kalvarija Celje Lodge Lower Celje Castle Marian Column Minorite Monastery National Hall Old County People's Savings Bank Celje Post Office Prothasi Mansion Slovene National Theatre Stari Pisker Prison Celje Railway Station Celje Town Hall Celje town walls War and Peace (monument) Celje Water Tower Local communities Aljažev Hrib Ljubečna Medlog Ostrožno Pod Gradom Škofja Vas Šmartno v Rožni Dolini Teharje Trnovlje Settlements outside the urban center Brezova Bukovžlak Dobrova Glinsko Gorica pri Šmartnem Jezerce pri Šmartnem Košnica pri Celju Lahovna Leskovec Lipovec pri Škofji Vasi Ljubečna Lοče Lokrovec Lopata Medlog Osenca Otemna Pečovnik Pepelno Prekorje Rožni Vrh Runtole Rupe Šentjungert Škofja Vas Slance Slatina v Rožni Dolini Šmarjeta pri Celju Šmartno v Rožni Dolini Šmiklavž pri Škofji Vasi Teharje Tremerje Trnovlje pri Celju Vrhe Začret Zadobrova Žepina Zvodno Former settlements Babno Breg Čret Lava Lisce Ložnica pri Celju Miklavžev Hrib Nova Vas Ostrožno Polule Spodnja Dobrova Spodnja Hudinja Spodnji Medlog Zagrad Zavode Zavodna Zgornja Hudinja Zgornji Medlog Culture Counts of Celje First Grammar School Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje Notable people Emerik Bernard Jolanda Čeplak Anica Černej Romana Jordan Cizelj Janez Drnovšek Janez Drozg Ivan Kovačič Efenka Thea Gammelin Cvetko Golar Damjana Golavšek Andrej Hieng Stane Jagodič Jelko Kacin Alma Karlin Brane Mihajlovič Kosta Janez K. Lapajne Janez Lapajne Vladimir Levstik Darinka Pavletič–Lorenčak Stanko Lorger Matija Lubanus Vita Mavrič Drago Medved Miloš Mikeln Peter Muhič Vatroslav Oblak Janko Orožen Oto Pestner Rok Praznik Tomaž Prelokar Brikcij Preprost Franc Purg Andreja Rihter Fran Roš Lojze Rozman August Friderik Seebacher Josip Tominšek Beno Udrih Bina Štampe Žmavc Urška Žolnir