Mrtvice, Krško Explained

Official Name:Mrtvice
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:Krško
Area Total Km2:3.64
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:208
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9143°N 15.5155°W
Elevation M:154.6
Postal Code:8273
Footnotes:[1]

Mrtvice (in Slovenian pronounced as /məɾˈtʋiːtsɛ/) is a village east of Drnovo in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Mass grave

Mrtvice is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Mrtvice Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Mrtvice) is located in mixed woods and meadows 550m (1,800feet) north of the settlement, at a crossroads on the gravel road towards the Sava River. It contains the remains of over 100 civilians and Croatian soldiers.[3]

Cultural heritage

A number of Roman graves have been found in the area, indicating the eastern extent of the necropolis of the nearby Roman town of Neviodunum.[4]

There is a small open chapel-shrine in the settlement. It was built in 1926.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.krsko.si Krško municipal site
  3. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Mrtvice . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . October 19, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage