Zabukovica Explained

Official Name:Zabukovica
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Žalec
Area Total Km2:3.46
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:931
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2138°N 15.1624°W
Elevation M:362.4
Footnotes:[1]

Zabukovica (in Slovenian pronounced as /zaˈbuːkɔʋitsa/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of Žalec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The Municipality of Žalec is included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2] Zabukovica includes the hamlets of Kurja Vas, Močle, Odele, Podvine, Porence, Slovenski Dol (locally Tajčental, formerly Nemški Dol[3]), Sončni Hrib, and Zabukovška Vas (or simply Vas).[4]

Mass grave

Zabukovica is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Liboje Pond Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče ribnik Liboje) is located east of Zabukovica, neat the Potočnik farm (Zabukovica no. 147). The remains of unknown victims were discovered at the site by children after the war. The pond was created after the war.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.zalec.si Žalec municipal site
  3. Orožen, Janko. 1959. "Kratka zgodovina rudarstva in industrije v Spodnji Savinjski dolini." In: Drago Predal (ed.), Savinjski zbornik, pp. 213–230. Celje: Občinski odbor SZDL v Žalcu, p. 218.
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 537–538.
  5. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče ribnik Liboje . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . October 14, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.