Slope, Hrpelje-Kozina
Appearance
Slope | |
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Coordinates: 45°36′47.84″N 13°59′15.28″E / 45.6132889°N 13.9875778°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Littoral |
Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
Municipality | Hrpelje-Kozina |
Area | |
• Total | 4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi) |
Elevation | 620.8 m (2,036.7 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 69 |
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Slope (pronounced [ˈsloːpɛ]) is a village east of Hrpelje in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Croatia.[2]
Church
The local church is dedicated to the Feast of the Cross and belongs to the Parish of Brezovica.[3]
Mass grave
Slope is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Kotar Enclosure Cave Mass Grave (Template:Lang-sl) is located in a woods northeast of Tublje pri Hrpeljah. It contains the remains of 15 to 17 people, probably German soldiers and Slovene civilians.[4]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Hrpelje-Kozina municipal site Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Jama pod Kotarjevo ogrado". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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