Zgornji Otok

Zgornji Otok (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnji ˈɔːtɔk], German: Oberotok[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Zgornji Otok
Zgornji Otok
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°21′0.11″N 14°12′15.08″E
Country Slovenia
RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityRadovljica
Elevation
502.5 m (1,648.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total55
[1]

Geography

Zgornji Otok lies along the road from Zapuže to Mošnje where the foothills of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps meet the Radovljica Basin. An intermittent stream runs through the village; during heavy rains it rises quickly and becomes a tributary of Dobruša Creek. The soil is very sandy.[3]

Mass grave
Zgornji Otok Mass Grave

Zgornji Otok is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Zgornji Otok Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Zgornji Otok) is located on sunken ground in a meadow west of the settlement, a few meters east of the edge of the woods, at a site called Pod Koncami. It contains the remains of 14 Croatian soldiers killed on May 6, 1945.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Zgornji Otok include:

  • Ivan Resman (1848–1905), poet[3]

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. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 148.
  3. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 292.
  4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Zgornji Otok". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
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