Slope, Hrpelje–Kozina

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Slope
Slope is located in Slovenia
Slope
Slope
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Coastal–Karst
Municipality Hrpelje–Kozina
Area
 • Total 4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation 620.8 m (2,036.7 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 69
[1]

Slope (pronounced [ˈsloːpɛ]) is a village east of Hrpelje in the Municipality of Hrpelje–Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Croatia.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to the Feast of the Cross and belongs to the Parish of Brezovica.[3]

Mass grave

Slope is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Kotar Enclosure Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama pod Kotarjevo ogrado) is located in a woods northeast of Tublje pri Hrpeljah. It contains the remains of 15 to 17 people, probably German soldiers and Slovene civilians.[4]

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.

Use <references />, or <references group="..." />

External links


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Hrpelje–Kozina municipal site
  3. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
  4. Kotar Enclosure Cave Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)