Veliko Brdo, Slovenia Explained

Official Name:Veliko Brdo
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
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 Km2:7.07
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:98
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.5152°N 14.2207°W
Elevation M:627.1
Footnotes:[1]

Veliko Brdo (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋeːlikɔ ˈbəɾdɔ/; Italian: Berdo d'Elsane) is a village southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.[2]

Mass graves

Veliko Brdo is the site of three mass graves or unmarked graves from the end of the Second World War. They all contain the remains of German soldiers from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945. The Church Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče pri cerkvi) is located at the northeast edge of Holy Trinity Church, on the west edge of the village. It contains the remains of seventeen soldiers.[3] The Ilovce Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Ilovce) is located in the Ilovce meadow at the crossroads by house no. 59 south of the village. It contains the remains of seven soldiers.[4] The Hrbe Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Hrbe), also known as the Hrebeh Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Hrebeh), is located a meadow alongside the road south of the village. It contains the remains of one soldier.[5]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Parish of Jelšane.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.ilirska-bistrica.si Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  3. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče pri cerkvi . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 8, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  4. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Ilovce . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 7, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  5. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Hrbe . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 7, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.
  6. Web site: Koper Diocese list of churches . 2009-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090306055057/http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf . 2009-03-06 . dead .