Slope, Hrpelje-Kozina Explained

Official Name:Slope
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 Km2:4.95
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:69
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.6133°N 13.9876°W
Elevation M:620.8
Footnotes:[1]

Slope (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsloːpɛ/) is a village east of Hrpelje in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Croatia.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to the Feast of the Cross and belongs to the Parish of Brezovica.[3]

Mass grave

Slope is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Kotar Enclosure Cave Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Jama pod Kotarjevo ogrado) is located in a woods northeast of Tublje pri Hrpeljah. It contains the remains of 15 to 17 people, probably German soldiers and Slovene civilians.[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. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
  4. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Jama pod Kotarjevo ogrado . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . October 11, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.