Trnje, Škofja Loka

Trnje
Trnje
	Trnje Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°10′39.36″N 14°17′37.83″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Škofja Loka
Area
• Total	0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation	382.8 m (1,255.9 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	59
	[1]

Trnje (pronounced [ˈtəɾnjɛ]; German: Terne[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Mass grave

Podtrn Mass Grave

Trnje is the site of a mass grave associated with World War II. The Podtrn Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Podtrn) is located on a path about 300 meters (980 ft) north of the settlement. It contains the remains of seven victims believed to be Home Guard prisoners of war from nearby villages that were imprisoned at Loka Castle.[3]

References

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Podtrn". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 6, 2020.

External links

Trnje at Geopedia
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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[Leksikon-2] Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.

[3] Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Podtrn". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 6, 2020.