Ledina

Ledina
Ledina

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°2′7.58″N 15°17′17.12″E / 46.0354389°N 15.2880889°E / 46.0354389; 15.2880889Coordinates: 46°2′7.58″N 15°17′17.12″E / 46.0354389°N 15.2880889°E / 46.0354389; 15.2880889
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Sevnica
Area
 • Total 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Elevation 421.2 m (1,381.9 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 248
[1]

Ledina (pronounced [lɛˈdiːna]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Sevnica in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Styria. The entire Municipality of Sevnica is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Mass grave

Ledina is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Ledina Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Ledina) is located along the road south of the settlement. It contains the remains of five German soldiers that were shot at the end of the war.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Sevnica municipal site
  3. ↑ Ledina Mass Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
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