Stari Trg, Slovenj Gradec Explained

Official Name:Stari Trg
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 Km2:4.74
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:237
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.5103°N 15.0598°W
Elevation M:819.3
Footnotes:[1]

Stari Trg (pronounced as /sl/; Slovenian: Stari trg, German: Altenmarkt[2]) 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.[3]

Mass graves

Stari Trg is the site of two known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. Both are located north of the settlement, on the western outskirts of Slovenj Gradec, and contain the remains of Croatians killed between May 10 and 15, 1945 while traveling toward the Austrian border. The Gmajna Tree Nursery Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče v drevesnici na Gmajni) is located in a meadow between a plantation of trees to the south and a ditch to the north, near an electric pole. It contains the remains of three victims.[4] The Nova Oprema Woods Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče v gozdu za Novo opremo) is located on a wooded slope behind the Nova O upholstered furniture factory (formerly known as Nova Oprema). It contains the remains of 20 victims.[5]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Radegund and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It dates to the late 15th century.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 266.
  3. http://www.slovenj-gradec.si Slovenj Gradec municipal site
  4. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče v drevesnici na Gmajni . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . October 25, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  5. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče v gozdu za Novo opremo . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . October 25, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  6. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage