Trnje, Pivka Explained

Official Name:Trnje
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:Pivka
Area Total Km2:39.46
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:243
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.6864°N 14.2249°W
Elevation M:534.5
Footnotes:[1]

Trnje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈtəɾnjɛ/, German: Dorn[2]) is a village east of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Mass graves

Trnje is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Tiček Cave Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Tičkova jama) lies north of the village, in a shallow karst valley on the east side of Lake Petelinje (Slovenian: Petelinjsko jezero). It contains the remains of undetermined victims based on human bones found at the site by spelunkers.[4] The Shaft 1 by the Muha Enclosure Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Brezno 1 pri Muhovi ogradi) lies 2km (01miles) northeast of the village. It was excavated in October 2009, revealing 37 victims and eight German military ID tags. The remains were reburied in December 2009 in Block F of the German military cemetery in Celje.[5]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[6] It was built in 1895 in the neo-Romanesque style based on plans by the architect Raimund Jeblinger. It stands on a small hill south of the village.[7]

Recreation

The village offers farm tourism[8] and a riding school.[9]

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. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 138.
  3. http://www.pivka.si Pivka municipal site
  4. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Tičkova jama . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 4, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  5. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Brezno 1 pri Muhovi ogradi . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 4, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  6. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Koper Diocese list of churches
  7. Web site: 4078: Trnje - Cerkev sv. Trojice . 4078: Trnje – Holy Trinity Church . Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] . Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije . Slovenian . 19 August 2014.
  8. http://www.kmetija-nameji.com/ Na Meji farm tourism
  9. http://www.islandski-konji-trnje.com/ Islandski konji Trnje