Veliki Kamen

Veliki Kamen
Veliki Kamen is located in Slovenia
Veliki Kamen
Veliki Kamen
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°2′18.22″N 15°31′12.05″E / 46.0383944°N 15.5200139°E / 46.0383944; 15.5200139
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityKrško
Area
 • Total
3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Elevation
295.1 m (968.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
242
[1]

Veliki Kamen (pronounced [ˈʋeːliki ˈkaːmən], German: Großsteinbach[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

Veliki Kamen is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Šerbec Woods Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče v Šerbečevem gozdu), also known as the Marsh Mass Grave (Grobišče Čret), is located south of the settlement on the edge of a wooded area. About 20 Ustaša soldiers that were killed near the village were buried at the site by the local people in May 1945.[4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Koprivnica.[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 v Šerbečevem gozdu". 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 3068
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