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Podbeže
Village
Podbeže in 1955
Podbeže in 1955
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total
5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
Elevation
604.8 m (1,984.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
110
[1]

Podbeže (pronounced [pɔdˈbeːʒɛ]; Template:Lang-it) is a village north of Podgrad in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Mass graves

Podbeže is the site of a mass grave and an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. Both graves contain the remains of German soldiers from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945. The Zavrh Mass Grave (Template:Lang-sl) is located in the woods about 1,300 m northeast of the village. It contains the remains of two soldiers.[3] The Čelo Grave ([Grob Čelo] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is located in the woods about 1.5 km southeast of the village church. It contains the remains of one soldier.[4]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Hrušica.[5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  3. ^ Zavrh Mass Grave on Geopedia Template:Sl icon
  4. ^ Čelo Grave on Geopedia Template:Sl icon
  5. ^ Koper Diocese list of churches


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