Korita na Krasu explained

Official Name:Korita na Krasu
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:Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Miren-Kostanjevica
Area Total Km2:1.04
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:46
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8341°N 13.6179°W
Elevation M:225.3
Footnotes:[1]

Korita na Krasu (in Slovenian pronounced as /kɔˈɾiːta na ˈkɾaːsu/) is a settlement west of Kostanjevica na Krasu in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Korita to Korita na Krasu in 1955.[3]

Mass grave

Korita na Krasu is the site of a mass grave possibly associated with the Second World War. The Korita Cavern Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Kaverna v Koritah) is located on the slope of a shallow valley in the hills about 270m (890feet) south of the crossroads in the settlement and 80m (260feet) east of the road to Sela na Krasu. Although the grave contains human remains, the configuration of the shaft casts doubt on whether it is a concealed grave from the war.[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.miren-kostanjevica.si/ Miren-Kostanjevica municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Kaverna v Koritah . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 6, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.