Dol pri Šmarjeti

Dol pri Šmarjeti
Dol pri Šmarjeti

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°54′57.61″N 15°13′29.33″E / 45.9160028°N 15.2248139°E / 45.9160028; 15.2248139Coordinates: 45°54′57.61″N 15°13′29.33″E / 45.9160028°N 15.2248139°E / 45.9160028; 15.2248139
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Šmarješke Toplice
Area
 • Total 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Elevation 208.3 m (683.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 37
[1]

Dol pri Šmarjeti (pronounced [ˈdoːl pɾi ʃmaˈɾjeːti]) is a small settlement in the historical region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice, which is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Dol to Dol pri Šmarjeti in 1953.[3]

Unmarked grave

Dol pri Šmarjeti is the site of an unmarked grave from the Second World War. The Dol pri Šmarjeti Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Dol pri Šmarjeti) is located on a hilly slope in a woods 100 m east of the road from Šmarjeta to Mokronog, north of the hamlet of Preloge. It contains the remains of 13-year-old boy that was shot by the Partisans in 1942 for allegedly spying for German forces.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Šmarješke Toplice municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ↑ Dol pri Šmarjeti Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
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