Topolc

Topolc
Topolc is located in Slovenia
Topolc
Topolc
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°35′3.83″N 14°12′56.96″E / 45.5843972°N 14.2158222°E / 45.5843972; 14.2158222
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total
3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Elevation
412.6 m (1,353.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
344
[1]

Topolc (pronounced [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 (Slovene: Grobišče pri topolškem mlinu) is located next to the Reka River, about 200 meters (660 ft) 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]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 134.
  3. ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  4. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče pri topolškem mlinu". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine


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