Kržeti

Kržeti (pronounced [kəɾˈʒeːti]) is a village in the hills southwest of Sodražica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The entire Municipality of Sodražica is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2] Together with the villages of Betonovo, Kračali, Janeži, and Petrinci it comprises the community and Parish of Gora nad Sodražico, also known as Gora.[3]

Kržeti
Kržeti Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°45′1.51″N 14°36′0.92″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Sodražica
Area
• Total	5.56 km^2 (2.15 sq mi)
Elevation	902.3 m (2,960.3 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	55
[1]

Mass graves

Kržeti is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Petrinci Commons 1 Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Petrinjska gmajna 1) lies in the bottom of a sinkhole about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) south of Petrinci. It contains the remains of between 120 and 150 members of the Russian Liberation Army that fell during an attack on Ribnica.[4] The Petrinci Commons 2 Mass Grave (Grobišče Petrinjska gmajna 2) is located at the edge of the woods next to the first grave. It contains the remains of an undetermined number of civilians.[5]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
2. Sodražica municipal site Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
3. V.P. 1966. "Zakaj pa ne turizem na Gori?" Dolenjski list 17, no. 25 (848) (30 June), p. 14.
4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Petrinjska gmajna 1". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
5. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Petrinjska gmajna 2". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

External links

• Kržeti on Geopedia