Petrinje Explained

Official Name:Petrinje
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Coastal–Karst
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Hrpelje-Kozina
Area Total Km2:4.69
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:47
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.5748°N 13.907°W
Elevation M:416.8
Footnotes:[1]

Petrinje (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɛˈtɾiːnjɛ/; Italian: Petrigne) is a small village in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Mass grave

Petrinje is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Wasp Shaft Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Osje brezno) is located in a terraced area west of Brdgodec Hill (elevation: 447m (1,467feet)) north of Petrinje. It contains the remains of undetermined victims.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Sebastian and belongs to the Parish of Klanec.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.hrpelje-kozina.si/cms/index.php Hrpelje-Kozina municipal site
  3. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Osje brezno . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 11, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  4. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008