Ledina, Slovenia Explained

Official Name:Ledina
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sevnica
Area Total Km2:5.05
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:248
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0354°N 15.2881°W
Elevation M:421.2
Footnotes:[1]

Ledina (in Slovenian pronounced as /lɛˈdiːna/) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Sevnica in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Styria. The entire Municipality of Sevnica is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Mass grave

Ledina is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Ledina Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Ledina) is located along the road south of the settlement. It contains the remains of five German soldiers that were shot at the end of the war.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.obcina-sevnica.si Sevnica municipal site
  3. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Ledina . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . October 26, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.