Medlog Explained

Official Name:Medlog
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:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Celje
Area Total Km2:3.41
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:318
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2451°N 15.2274°W
Elevation M:241.3
Footnotes:[1]

Medlog (pronounced as /sl/) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the western outskirts of Celje. The grass runway of Celje Airport is located in the western part of the settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Mass graves

Medlog is the site of three known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. They are part of the 25 mass graves in the Celje area. The Slovenijales Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Slovenijales) lies south of the settlement, in a former trench used to store gasoline barrels near the Medlog Airport and where the Slovenijales factory and Avto Celje premises now stand. It contains the remains of a large number of Croatian civilians murdered in May and June 1945.[3] The Tirdrož Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Tirdrož), also known as the Tirgut Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Tirgut), is located between Ložnica Creek to the north, a water pumping station to the west, and the main road to the south. It measures 320mby320mm (1,050feetby1,050feetm) and contains the remains of Croatian refugees murdered in May 1945.[4] The Lipovšek Meadow Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Lipovškov travnik), also known as the Šef Woods Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Šefov gozd), is a former antitank trench in the northeast part of the settlement. It contains the remains of about 400 Croatian civilian refugees in four areas measuring 2mby10mm (07feetby30feetm). Human remains were uncovered by the Nivo Celje company during excavation work at the site and disposed of in an unknown manner.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.celje.si Celje municipal site
  3. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Slovenijales . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . October 21, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  4. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Tirdrož . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . October 31, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  5. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Lipovškov travnik . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . October 21, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.