Podbeže
Podbeže | |
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Village | |
| Podbeže in 1955 Podbeže in 1955 | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Ilirska Bistrica |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 604.8 m (1,984 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 110 |
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Podbeže (pronounced [pɔdˈbeːʒɛ]; Italian: Pobese) is a village north of Podgrad in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
Mass graves
[edit | edit source]Podbeže is the site of a mass grave and an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. Both graves contain the remains of German soldiers from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945. The Zavrh Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Zavrh) is located in the woods about 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi) northeast of the village. It contains the remains of two soldiers.[3] The Čelo Grave (Grob Čelo) is located in the woods about 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi) southeast of the village church. It contains the remains of one soldier.[4]
Church
[edit | edit source]The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Hrušica.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
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- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Podbeže on Geopedia
