Mali Kamen

Mali Kamen
Mali Kamen is located in Slovenia
Mali Kamen
Mali Kamen
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°2′1.67″N 15°30′6.32″E / 46.0337972°N 15.5017556°E / 46.0337972; 15.5017556
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityKrško
Area
 • Total
4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation
333.8 m (1,095.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
242
[1]

Mali Kamen (pronounced [ˈmaːli ˈkaːmən], German: Kleinsteinbach[2]) is a settlement northeast of Senovo in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Mass grave

Mali Kamen is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Veliki Kamen Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Veliki Kamen), also known as the Marsh Mass Grave (Grobišče Čreta), is located on the eastern edge of the settlement, 400 meters (1,300 ft) south of neighboring Veliki Kamen. The grave contains the remains of 20 to 30 Ustaša soldiers killed in mid-May 1945.[4]

Chapel

There is a small square chapel with a belfry in the settlement. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and was built in the 19th century.[5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 12.
  3. ^ Krško municipal site
  4. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Veliki Kamen". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 12858