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Markečica
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityOplotnica
Area
 • Total1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation
322.1 m (1,056.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total118
[1]

Markečica (pronounced [ˈmaːɾkɛtʃitsa]) is a village in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the flatlands south of Oplotnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Mass grave

Markečica is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Partovec Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Partovec) is located in the woods 850 m north of Pobrež, behind a vacation house at Partovec Pond. It contains the remains of German prisoners of war murdered in May 1945.[3]

Cultural heritage

The Roman road from Celeia to Poetovio led through the area and parts of the embankments are still visible.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Oplotnica municipal site
  3. ^ Partovec Mass Grave on Geopedia Template:Sl icon
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 6877


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