Kočna, Jesenice
Kočna | |
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Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
Municipality | Jesenice |
Elevation | 669 m (2,195 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 209 |
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Kočna (pronounced [ˈkoːtʃna]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
Kočna is a relatively common toponym in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun kočna 'cirque' and originally refers to a local geographical feature.[2]
Mass grave
Kočna is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Kočna Mass Grave (Template:Lang-sl), also known as the Poljane nad Jesenicami Mass Grave ([Grobišče Poljane nad Jesenicami] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), is located southeast of the settlement, a few dozen meters from a dirt road. It is a visibly sunken area measuring 4 × 1.5 m and it contains the remains of up to 40 German prisoners of war murdered on 7 or 10 May 1945. One of the intended victims was able to escape.[3]
Cultural heritage
Excavations in 1982 at the Jamnik Rock Shelter (Template:Lang-sl) east of the settlement revealed artifacts from the Mesolithic era. The finds included a bone harpoon blade.[4]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 193–194.
- ^ Kočna Mass Grave on Geopedia Template:Sl icon
- ^ Jamnik, Pavel. 1998. "Potek raziskovanja Jamnikovega spodmola na Kočni nad Jesenicami in rezultati sondiranj v okoliških jamah." Arheološki vestnik 49: 17–30.
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