Strmica, Vrhnika

Strmica (pronounced [ˈstəɾmitsa]) is a small settlement in the hills west of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Strmica
Strmica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°57′6.42″N 14°16′12.86″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityVrhnika
Area
 • Total2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation
483.3 m (1,585.6 ft)
[1]

Name

The name Strmica was originally an oronym referring to Strmica Hill (626 m) southwest of the settlement. It probably originally had the form *Strьma(ja) gora (literally, 'steep mountain') and was later univerbized to Strmica (literally, 'the steep one').[3]

Mass grave

Strmica is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Strmica Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče pod Strmico), also known as the Zakovšek Woods below Strmica Mass Grave (Grobišče v Zakovškem gozdu pod Strmco), is located southwest of the settlement, at an abandoned lime kiln in a sinkhole next to a dirt road on the southeast slope of Strmica Hill. The grave contained the remains of 12 young men from Logatec or Rovte that were murdered on June 21, 1945. The remains were exhumed in 1991 and are now at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Ljubljana.[4]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Vrhnika municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 399.
  4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče pod Strmico". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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