Malence Explained

Official Name:Malence
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:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kostanjevica na Krki
Area Total Km2:3.64
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:59
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8583°N 15.4002°W
Elevation M:151.7
Postal Code:8311
Footnotes:[1]

Malence (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈmaːlɛntsɛ/) is a settlement on the left bank of the Krka River in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

There is a memorial to 25 locals from Kostanjevica that were executed on the spot on 21 October 1943 by German forces during World War II.[3]

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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.kostanjevica.si/ Kostanjevica na Krki municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage