Otiški Vrh

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Otiški Vrh
Otiški Vrh is located in Slovenia
Otiški Vrh
Otiški Vrh
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°34′18.69″N 15°2′5.45″E / 46.5718583°N 15.0348472°E / 46.5718583; 15.0348472Coordinates: 46°34′18.69″N 15°2′5.45″E / 46.5718583°N 15.0348472°E / 46.5718583; 15.0348472
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionCarinthia
MunicipalityDravograd
Area
 • Total11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Elevation
345.7 m (1,134.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total879
[1]

Otiški Vrh (pronounced [ɔˈtiːʃki ˈʋəɾx], in older sources also Otišni vrh,[2] German: Ottischnigberg[2]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills southeast of Dravograd in the Styria region in northern Slovenia.

Geography[]

The Mislinja River joins the Meža River from the right north of the village of Otiški Vrh, only a couple of hundred meters before the Meža joins the Drava River.

History[]

In 2004, the settlement of Bukovje was administratively separated from Otiški Vrh.[3]

Mass grave[]

Otiški Vrh is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Bavh Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Pod Bavhom) is located below the Bavh farm in the western part of the settlement, 300 meters (980 ft) northeast of the main road, on the steep edge of a wooded slope by a large pine tree. It contains the remains of unidentified victims.[4]

Church[]

The parish church in the settlement is a pilgrimage church dedicated to Saint Peter. It is built on a hill known as Kronska gora, high above the Mislinja Valley. It is a Baroque building with a two-storey entrance facade and a double belfry built between 1745 and 1750. A second church to the east of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Oswald. It is a Late Gothic church with 17th-century wall paintings.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 266.
  3. ^ "Bukovje, Dravograd". Place Names (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Pod Bavhom". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 295 and 3229

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