Podpeč, Koper Explained

Official Name:Podpeč
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:45.5226°N 13.9074°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Coastal–Karst
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Koper
Area Total Km2:2.77
Elevation M:311.5
Population Total:47
Population As Of:2002
Footnotes:[1]

Podpeč (pronounced as /sl/; Italian: Popecchio) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Mass grave

Podpeč is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Vilenica Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Vilenica) is located in a shaft below a cliff edge, about 500 m south of Praproče. It contains the remains of undetermined victims. The remains that were visible were gathered in 1992 and were reburied in the Koper cemetery in 2004.[3]

Church

A small church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Helena and belongs to the Parish of Predloka. It has no belfry, but contains some interesting late Gothic frescos.[4]

Fortified tower

A Venetian fortified tower stands near the village.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.koper.si Koper municipal site
  3. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Vilenica. Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 6, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  4. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008