Košnica pri Celju

Košnica pri Celju (pronounced [ˈkoːʃnitsa pɾi ˈtsɛ̀ːlju]) 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 is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Košnica pri Celju
Košnica pri Celju
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′2.91″N 15°14′33.05″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityCelje
Area
 • Total4.23 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Elevation
315.2 m (1,034.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total590
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Košnica to Košnica pri Celju in 1955.[3]

Mass graves

Košnica pri Celju is the site of three known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. All three graves are located south of the road from Košnica pri Celju to Liboje, south of the house at Košnica pri Celju no. 13, in a meadow alongside Košnica Creek (Slovene: Košniški potok). They contain the remains of ethnically Slovene and German residents of Celje that were murdered between May and July 1945. Field investigations of the graves were carried out in July 2010. Mass Grave 1 (Grobišče 1), also known as the Women's Mass Grave (Grobišče "ženski grob"), contains the remains of 400 to 600 victims.[4] Mass Grave 2 (Grobišče 2), also contains the remains of 400 to 600 victims.[5] Mass Grave 3 (Grobišče 3), contains the remains of 600 to 1,000 victims.[6]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Celje municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče 1". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  5. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče 2". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  6. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče 3". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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