Official Name: | Bezovica |
Other Name: | Besovizza |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Coordinates: | 45.5311°N 13.8937°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Littoral |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Coastal–Karst |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Koper |
Area Total Km2: | 2.17 |
Elevation M: | 184.5 |
Population Total: | 73 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Bezovica (pronounced as /sl/; it|Besovizza) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia, in the southwest of the country.[1]
The Placitum of Rižana (sl|rižanski zbor, it|placito del Risano) is believed to have taken place on Zvroček Hill in AD 804 in the western part of the settlement; the agreement settled relations between the newly arrived Slavs and the older population in the region. A water main was installed in Bezovica in 1935. During the Second World War, Bezovica was burned by German forces on October 2, 1943. After the war, beavers were raised for some time on a farm in the village.[2]
Bezovica is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Bremce Mass Grave (sl|Grobišče Bremce) is located about 1 km northeast of the settlement. Spelunkers found human remains at the site; the remains that were scattered across the floor of the cave were collected in 1992 and were reburied in the Koper cemetery in 2004.[3]
The local church is dedicated to Saint Apollonia.[4]