Zarečje

Zarečje (pronounced [zaˈɾeːtʃjɛ]; German: Saretschje,[2] Italian: Sarezzo[3]) is a village west of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[4]

Zarečje
Zarečje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°34′25.77″N 14°12′33.96″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi)
Elevation
434.8 m (1,426.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total171
[1]

Mass graves

Zarečje is the site of three known mass graves or unmarked graves from the end of the Second World War. They all contain the remains of German soldiers from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945. The Vrček Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Vrček) is located about 320 meters (1,050 ft) west of the village center, on the overgrown edge of a meadow. It contains the remains of 16 soldiers.[5] The Commons Grave (Grob Gmajna) lies along a dirt road to Harije in the woods about 900 meters (3,000 ft) south of the church and contains the remains of one soldier.[6] The Klečet Grave (Grobišče Klečet) is located in the Klečet meadow about 250 meters (820 ft) east of the house at Zarečje no. 5a. It contains the remains of one soldier.[7]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Sebastian and belongs to the Parish of Ilirska Bistrica.[8]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 134.
  3. Pelikon, Egon. 2002. Tajno štetje prebivalstva v Julijski krajini leta 1933. Koper: Zgodovinsko društvo za južno Primorsko, p. 107.
  4. Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  5. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Vrček". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  6. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grob Gmajna". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  7. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Klečet". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  8. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine


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