Lehen na Pohorju explained

Official Name:Lehen na Pohorju
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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:Carinthia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Podvelka
Area Total Km2:8.49
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:183
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.5446°N 15.3285°W
Elevation M:486.7
Footnotes:[1]

Lehen na Pohorju (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈlèːxən na ˈpóːxɔɾju/) is a dispersed settlement in the Pohorje Hills in the Municipality of Podvelka in Slovenia.[2]

Mass grave

Lehen na Pohorju is the site of a mass grave from the Second World War. The Lehen Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Lehen) is located above the Urbanc farm, at Lehen na Pohorju no. 17. It contains the remains of eight Slovene civilians. They had sought to join a local Partisan unit, but were accused of being spies. The Partisans tortured and then murdered the victims on 4 January 1944, and burned their bodies. The local people collected the remains and buried them in the forest above the house.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.podvelka.si Podvelka municipal site
  3. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Lehen . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 11, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.