Betonovo Explained

Official Name:Betonovo
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sodražica
Area Total Km2:1.83
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:6
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7516°N 14.5742°W
Elevation M:868.9
Postal Code:1317
Footnotes:[1]

Betonovo (in Slovenian pronounced as /bɛˈtoːnɔʋɔ/) is a settlement in the hills west of Sodražica in southern Slovenia. Its relative remoteness has led to a decline in population with only six permanent residents remaining in 2002. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Geography

Betonovo is a clustered village on a small level hilltop. The soil is shallow, and there are sinkholes in the area. Podjazbina Cave lies east of the village. Betonovo is largely surrounded by forest, which extends to neighboring Kračali.[3] Together with the villages of Kračali, Janeži, Petrinci, and Kržeti, it comprises the community and Parish of Gora nad Sodražico, also known as Gora.[4]

Unmarked grave

Betonovo is the site of an unmarked grave from the Second World War. The Betonovo Grave (Slovenian: Grob Betonovo) is located south of the road west of neighboring Kračali. The grave contained the remains of a Home Guard pilot, and it was probably exhumed during road construction.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.sodrazica.si/sl/informacija.asp?id_meta_type=54 Sodražica municipal site
  3. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 557.
  4. V.P. 1966. "Zakaj pa ne turizem na Gori?" Dolenjski list 17, no. 25 (848) (30 June), p. 14.
  5. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grob Betonovo . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 28, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.