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Sušak
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
512 m (1,680 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total75
[1]

Sušak (pronounced [suˈʃaːk]; Italian: Sussa) is a small village in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.[2]

Mass grave

Sušak is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Hunting Lodge Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče pri lovskem domu) lies about 600 m east of the center of Sušak and about 30 m from a hunting lodge. It contains the remains of German soldiers from the 97th Corps that were killed at the beginning of May 1945.[3]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Jelšane.[4]

References

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


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