Tremerje

Tremerje
Tremerje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°11′56.9″N 15°14′4.3″E / 46.199139°N 15.234528°E / 46.199139; 15.234528Coordinates: 46°11′56.9″N 15°14′4.3″E / 46.199139°N 15.234528°E / 46.199139; 15.234528
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Celje
Area
 • Total 2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation 241.8 m (793.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 75
[1]

Tremerje (pronounced [ˈtɾeːmɛɾjɛ]) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Savinja River on the southwestern 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]

Church

Interior of St. Luke's Church in Tremerje

The local church is dedicated to Saint Luke and belongs to the Parish of Celje Saint Cecilia. It dates to the early 19th century.[3]

Mass grave

Tremerje is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Savinja Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče ob Savinji) lies along an unpaved road along the Savinja River, on an overgrown part of the river bank near a fork in the road by an embankment. The grave contains the remains of six civilians from Celje.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Celje municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2920
  4. ↑ Savinja Mass Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.