Logarji

Logarji (pronounced [ˈloːɡaɾji]) is a small settlement in the Mišja dolina valley west of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia. The entire Municipality of Velike Lašče is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Logarji
Logarji
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′43.22″N 14°35′27.87″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityVelike Lašče
Area
 • Total0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Elevation
516 m (1,693 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total30
[1]

Name

The name Logarji is a collective toponym, referring to a settlement where several people with the surname Logar lived.[3]

Mass grave

Logarji is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Oplotje Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama Oplotje) is located south of a forest road in the woods southwest of the village. It contains the remains of undetermined victims.[4][5]

Cultural heritage
Memorial to Angela Škulj

In the forest southwest of Logarji, south of the road to Zgonče, there is also a memorial to Angela Škulj (1919–1942) from Brankovo, who was killed by Village Guard forces.[6][7] The monument consists of a rough stone pyramid with a plaque affixed to it. The memorial is surrounded by a metal fence and was unveiled in 1980.[8]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Velike Lašče municipal site
  3. Kladnik, Drago (2000). "Velikolaška pokrajina". Enciklopedija Slovenije. 14. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. pp. 177–178.
  4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Jama Oplotje". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  5. "Odlok o občinskem prostorskem načrtu Občine Velike Lašče" (PDF). Uradno glasilo Občine Velike Lašče. 7: 17. 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  6. Strle, Franci. 1980. Tomšičeva brigada: Uvodni del. Ljubljana: Partizanska knjiga, p. 273.
  7. Zaveza no. 63, 24 June 2011 Archived 29 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
  8. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 26273


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