Zarečje

Zarečje
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Ilirska Bistrica
Area
• Total	2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi)
Elevation	434.8 m (1,426.5 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	171

Zarečje (pronounced [zaˈɾeːtʃjɛ]) is a village west of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Mass graves

Zarečje is the site of three known mass graves or unmarked graves from the end of the Second World War. They all contain the remains of German soldiers from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945. The Vrček Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Vrček) is located about 320 m west of the village center, on the overgrown edge of a meadow. It contains the remains of 16 soldiers. The Commons Grave ([Grob Gmajna] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) lies along a dirt road to Harije in the woods about 900 m south of the church and contains the remains of one soldier. The Klečet Grave ([Grobišče Klečet] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is located in the Klečet meadow about 250 m east of the house at Zarečje no. 5a. It contains the remains of one soldier.

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Sebastian and belongs to the Parish of Ilirska Bistrica.

External links

• Zarečje on Geopedia