Mereče

Mereče
Mereče
	Mereče Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°36′14.69″N 14°12′45.82″E / 45.6040806°N 14.2127278°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Ilirska Bistrica
Area
• Total	2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Elevation	456.4 m (1,497.4 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	62

Mereče (Slovene: [mɛˈɾeːtʃɛ]; Italian: Merecce) is a small village north of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.^[2]

Unmarked grave

Mereče is the site of an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. The Railroad Bridge Grave (Slovene: Grob pri železniškem mostu) is located on the east side of the railroad underpass, by a bus turnaround point, and contains the remains of a German soldier from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945.^[3]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and belongs to the Parish of Ilirska Bistrica .^[4]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grob pri železniškem mostu". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Mereče on Geopedia

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[2] Ilirska Bistrica municipal site

[3] Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grob pri železniškem mostu". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

[4] Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

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