Grgar Explained

Official Name:Grgar
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Slovenian Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Nova Gorica
Area Total Km2:16.87
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:813
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0007°N 13.6687°W
Elevation M:297.4
Footnotes:[1]

Grgar (pronounced as /sl/; Italian: Gargaro) is a village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica.[2] It is located under Holy Mount (Slovenian: Sveta gora), above the Soča Valley and below the Banjšice Plateau.

Name

Grgar was mentioned in written sources 1370 as Gaergaer and in 1389 as Grêgôr. For phonological and morphological reasons, the latter transcription appears to be a hypercorrection and not connected with Saint Gregory or the name Gregor 'Gregory'. Instead, the name may be derived from another Romance base, perhaps *gregārius 'shepherd'.[3]

Mass graves

Grgar is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Podgomila Shaft Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Brezno Podgomila), also known as the Miljavec Shaft Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Miljavčev brezen), is located on the left side of the road to Grgarske Ravne, about 1km (01miles) north of Grgar. It contains the remains of Home Guard and Italian prisoners of war, and Slovene and Italian civilians murdered in May 1945.[4] The Jošč Shaft Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Joščevo brezno) is located on the left side of the road to Grgarske Ravne, about 1km (01miles) north of Grgar. It contains the remains of unknown victims.[5] [6]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[7]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Grgar include:

External links


Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.nova-gorica.si/ Nova Gorica municipal site
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 153.
  4. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Brezno Podgomila . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . October 20, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  5. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Joščevo brezno . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 7, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  6. http://www.ung.si/~fmarusic/pub/marusic_2008_grgarske_jame.pdf Marušič, Lanko. "Jamski objekti v Grgarju."
  7. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008