Slivniško Pohorje

Slivniško Pohorje (pronounced [ˈslíːwniʃkɔ ˈpóːxɔɾjɛ]) is a settlement in the Pohorje Hills south of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica, part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Slivniško Pohorje
Slivniško Pohorje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°28′58.94″N 15°34′37.67″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityHoče–Slivnica
Area
 • Total7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Elevation
725.6 m (2,380.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total162
[1]

Mass graves

Slivniško Pohorje is the site of five known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. They all contain the remains of a large number of civilians of various nationalities and prisoners of war transported to the Pohorje Hills and murdered in May and June 1945. The Slivniško Pohorje Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Slivniško Pohorje) is located in the ravine of a tributary of Polana Creek (Polanski potok), a few dozen meters below the turnoff for the Plahutnik farm (Slivniško Pohorje no. 8).[3] Four additional mass graves lie along the main road in the western part of the settlement. The Lebe Clearing 1–3 mass graves (Lebejeva frata 1–3) are clustered together north of the road.[4][5][6] The Raščenek Beeches Mass Grave (Raščenkova bukva) lies south of the road.[7]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Hoče–Slivnica municipal site
  3. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Slivniško Pohorje". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Lebejeva frata 1". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Lebejeva frata 2". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Lebejeva frata 3". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  7. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Raščenkova bukva". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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