Predmeja

Predmeja
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Ajdovščina
Area
• Total	20.74 km2 (8.01 sq mi)
Elevation	896.5 m (2,941.3 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	363

Predmeja is a settlement in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on the edge of a karst plateau north of the town of Ajdovščina, overlooking the Vipava Valley.

Mass graves

Predmeja is the site of four known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Rob Shaft Mass Grave (Template:Lang-sl) is located on the Trnovo Forest plateau, east of Predmeja. It contains the remains of German soldiers and unidentified civilians. The Medvedovše Shaft Mass Grave ([Grobišče Brezno za Medvedovšem] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is located on the Trnovo Forest plateau, about 1 km northeast of Predmeja. It contains the remains of unidentified victims. The Medvedovše Grave ([Grob Medvedovše] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is located on the Trnovo Forest plateau, at a small level spot on the slope left of the road branching off to the north at the Medvedovše farm (Predmeja no. 83). It contains the remains of a Partisan soldier murdered by other Partisans during the war. The Bratin Shaft Mass Grave ([Grobišče Bratinov brezen] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is located on the edge of the Trnovo Forest plateau, east of Predmeja, and the top of a headwall above the cliff over the Lokavšček Springs. The entrance is on a cliff shelf. The grave contains the remains of seven partisans killed by Italian troops.

External links

• Predmeja at Geopedia