Topolc Explained

Official Name:Topolc
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Littoral–Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ilirska Bistrica
Area Total Km2:3.58
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:344
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.5844°N 14.2158°W
Elevation M:412.6
Footnotes:[1]

Topolc (in Slovenian pronounced as /tɔˈpoːu̯ts/; in older sources: Topolec,[2] German: Topolz,[2] Italian: Topolza) is a village immediately northwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Mass grave

Topolc is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Topolc Mill Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče pri topolškem mlinu) is located next to the Reka River, about 200m (700feet) west of the main road, and contains the remains of about 80 German soldiers from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945.[4]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Parish of Ilirska Bistrica.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/popis2002/si/rezultati/rezultati_red.asp?ter=NAS&sifra=038 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 134.
  3. http://www.ilirska-bistrica.si Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  4. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče pri topolškem mlinu . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 18, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  5. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Koper Diocese list of churches