Sušak, Ilirska Bistrica
Place in Inner Carniola, Slovenia
45°29′13.28″N 14°19′38.81″E / 45.4870222°N 14.3274472°E / 45.4870222; 14.3274472
Slovenia (2002)
Sušak (pronounced [suˈʃaːk]; Italian: Sussa) is a small village in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.[2]
Mass grave
Sušak is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Hunting Lodge Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče pri lovskem domu) lies about 600 meters (2,000 ft) east of the center of Sušak and about 30 meters (98 ft) from a hunting lodge. It contains the remains of German soldiers from the 97th Corps that were killed at the beginning of May 1945.[3]
Church
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Jelšane.[4]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče pri lovskem domu". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Sušak 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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