Zgornja Kostrivnica

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Zgornja Kostrivnica
Zgornja Kostrivnica is located in Slovenia
Zgornja Kostrivnica
Zgornja Kostrivnica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′33.15″N 15°35′27.07″E / 46.2592083°N 15.5908528°E / 46.2592083; 15.5908528Coordinates: 46°15′33.15″N 15°35′27.07″E / 46.2592083°N 15.5908528°E / 46.2592083; 15.5908528
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityRogaška Slatina
Area
 • Total1.47 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
Elevation
297.8 m (977.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total133
[1]

Zgornja Kostrivnica (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnja kɔˈstɾiːu̯nitsa], German: Oberkostreinitz[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina in eastern Slovenia. The wider area around Rogaška Slatina is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[3]

Mass grave[]

Zgornja Kostrivnica is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Cemetery Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče na pokopališču) is located in a grassy area in the southwest part of the village cemetery. It contains the remains of 17 people.[4]

Church[]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Virgin of Częstochowa (Slovene: Čenstohovska Mati Božja). It was built in 1786.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 246.
  3. ^ Rogaška Slatina municipal site
  4. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče na pokopališču". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number 2967

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