Zgornja Lipnica

Zgornja Lipnica
Zgornja Lipnica

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°19′22.18″N 14°10′28.03″E / 46.3228278°N 14.1744528°E / 46.3228278; 14.1744528Coordinates: 46°19′22.18″N 14°10′28.03″E / 46.3228278°N 14.1744528°E / 46.3228278; 14.1744528
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Radovljica
Elevation 511.2 m (1,677.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 152
[1]

Zgornja Lipnica (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈliːpnitsa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Mass graves

Zgornja Lipnica is the site of two known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Lancovo 1 and 2 mass graves (Slovene: Grobišče Lancovo 1, 2) lie north of the settlement and contain the bodies of a large number of civilians and Croatian soldiers murdered on the night of 15 May 1945. The first grave lies 15 m from the road and is 5 to 3.5 m wide and 10.5 m long. The second grave lies on a wooded slope near the first.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Lancovo 1 Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  3. ↑ Lancovo 2 Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  4. ↑ "World War II mass graves open a wound in Slovenia." 2007. The New York Times (22 October).

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