Mereče
Place in Inner Carniola, Slovenia
45°36′14.69″N 14°12′45.82″E / 45.6040806°N 14.2127278°E / 45.6040806; 14.2127278
Slovenia (2002)
Mereče (Slovene: [mɛˈɾeːtʃɛ]; German: Meretsche,[2] Italian: Merecce) is a small village north of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Unmarked grave
Mereče is the site of an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. The Railroad Bridge Grave (Slovene: Grob pri železniškem mostu) is located on the east side of the railroad underpass, by a bus turnaround point, and contains the remains of a German soldier from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945.[4]
Church
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and belongs to the Parish of Ilirska Bistrica.[5]
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. 134.
- ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grob pri železniškem mostu". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Mereče at Wikimedia Commons- Mereče on Geopedia
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Administrative seat: Ilirska Bistrica
- Kalec Castle
- Lake Klivnik
- Lake Mola
- Prem Castle
- Snežnik
- Turn Mansion
- Radovan Gobec
- Dragotin Kette
- Karel Lavrič
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