Pevno

Pevno (pronounced [ˈpeːu̯nɔ]; in older sources also Peven,[2] German: Pewen[2]) is a small village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Pevno
Pevno
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°11′24.19″N 14°18′0.11″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation
401.1 m (1,315.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total59
[1]

Mass grave

Pevno is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War.[3] The Matjaž Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Matjaževa jama) is located on a steep slope 400 meters (1,300 ft) west of the village of Pevno. It contains the remains of Home Guard prisoners of war that were held at Loka Castle and murdered between 25 and 30 May 1945. It may also contain the remains of a group murdered before the end of the war.[4][5]

Church
Saint Ursula's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Ursula.[6] It belongs to the parish of Stara Loka.[7]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
  3. "Maša za žrtve povojnih pobojev v Matjaževi jami". Družina. December 27, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Matjaževa jama". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  5. Florjančič, Alojzij Pavel. 2001. Povojna grobišča v Crngrobu. Lošli razgledi 28: 217–244, p. 232.
  6. "Pevno – Spomin na nedolžne". Družina. January 14, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  7. "Župnija Stara Loka". Družina. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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