Veliki Kamen (pronounced [ˈʋeːliki ˈkaːmən], German: Großsteinbach[2]) is a settlement northeast of Senovo in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]
Veliki Kamen | |
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  Veliki Kamen Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°2′18.22″N 15°31′12.05″E / 46.0383944°N 15.5200139°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Krško |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 295.1 m (968.2 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 242 |
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Mass grave edit
Veliki Kamen is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Šerbec Woods Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče v Šerbečevem gozdu), also known as the Marsh Mass Grave (Grobišče Čret), is located south of the settlement on the edge of a wooded area. About 20 Ustaša soldiers that were killed near the village were buried at the site by the local people in May 1945.[4]
Church edit
The local church is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Koprivnica.[5]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 12.
- ^ Krško municipal site
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče v Šerbečevem gozdu". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3068
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