Pameče Explained

Official Name:Pameče
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:Slovenj Gradec
Area Total Km2:15.85
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:1278
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.535°N 15.079°W
Elevation M:406.4
Footnotes:[1]

Pameče (pronounced as /sl/) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.[2]

Mass graves

Pameče is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Fuks 1 and 2 mass graves (Slovenian: Grobišče Fuks 1, 2) are located at the Hribernik farm (at Pameče no. 183), 5m (16feet) west and 20m (70feet) south of the house, respectively. They contain the remains of an unidentified number of victims, believed to be mostly Croatians.[3] [4]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint James (Slovenian: sveti Jakob) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1488. The current building dates to 1868.[5] A second church on a hill north of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and was built in 1530.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.slovenj-gradec.si Slovenj Gradec municipal site
  3. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Fuks 1 . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 29, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  4. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Fuks 2 . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 29, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  6. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage