Dol pri Šmarjeti explained

Official Name:Dol pri Šmarjeti
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Šmarješke Toplice
Area Total Km2:0.67
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:37
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.916°N 15.2248°W
Elevation M:208.3
Footnotes:[1]

Dol pri Šmarjeti (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈdoːl pɾi ʃmaˈɾjeːti/) is a small settlement in the historical region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice, which is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Dol to Dol pri Šmarjeti in 1953.[3]

Unmarked grave

Dol pri Šmarjeti is the site of an unmarked grave from the Second World War. The Dol pri Šmarjeti Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Dol pri Šmarjeti) is located on a hilly slope in a woods 100 m east of the road from Šmarjeta to Mokronog, north of the hamlet of Preloge. It contains the remains of 13-year-old boy that was shot by the Partisans in 1942 for allegedly spying for German forces.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.smarjeske-toplice.si/ Šmarješke Toplice municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Dol pri Šmarjeti . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . October 11, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.