Ravne v Bohinju
| Ravne v Bohinju | |
|---|---|
  Ravne v Bohinju Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′33.19″N 13°57′51.23″E / 46.2592194°N 13.9642306°ECoordinates: 46°15′33.19″N 13°57′51.23″E / 46.2592194°N 13.9642306°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Bohinj |
| Elevation | 731.6 m (2,400.3 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 51 |
| [1] | |
Ravne v Bohinju (pronounced [ˈɾaːu̯nɛ w bɔˈxiːnju]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Ravne to Ravne v Bohinju in 1955.[2]
Mass grave
Ravne v Bohinju is the site of a mass grave from the Second World War. The Jate Shaft Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Brezno na Jatah) is located in the woods southwest of the settlement, at a site where water collects and flows into a cave during heavy rain. The shaft contains the remains of two people thrown into the cave during the war.[3]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ↑ Jate Shaft Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
External links
- Ravne v Bohinju at Geopedia
Media related to Ravne v Bohinju at Wikimedia Commons
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