Žvirče

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Žvirče
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Žvirče is located in Slovenia
Žvirče
Žvirče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°46′58.53″N 14°49′27.06″E / 45.7829250°N 14.8241833°E / 45.7829250; 14.8241833Coordinates: 45°46′58.53″N 14°49′27.06″E / 45.7829250°N 14.8241833°E / 45.7829250; 14.8241833
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityŽužemberk
Area
 • Total12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Elevation
436.1 m (1,430.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total152
[1]

Žvirče (pronounced [ˈʒʋiːɾtʃɛ]; German: Schwörz[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

History[]

Žvirče was burned several times by Italian forces during the Second World War.[citation needed] The school was burned in a Partisan attack in March 1943, and the village came under German aerial bombardment on 1 March 1944 and six villagers were killed.[4] At the end of 1944, six Partisans were killed and 11 wounded in an engagement with German forces.[citation needed] On 15 March 1945, the 15th division of the Yugoslav Partisans burned the village and evicted the population.[5][6][7]

Church[]

The former church in Žvirče was dedicated to John the Baptist and was dynamited by the Partisans on 15 March 1945.[8] A new church in Žvirče was built in 1972.[8] It is a chapel of ease dedicated to Maximilian Kolbe.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 174.
  3. ^ Žužemberk municipal site
  4. ^ Maček, Janko. "Odmevi roških detonacij nad požganimi Žvirčami." Zaveza 62 (21 July)." (in Slovene)
  5. ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 549.
  6. ^ Stanovnik, Justin. 2011. "Vas na meji." Zaveza 14 (7 July). (in Slovene)
  7. ^ Kranjc, Joseph G. 2013. To Walk with the Devil. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, p. 204.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Stanovnik, Justin. 2011. "Vida Pugelj–Jevnikar." Zaveza 14 (7 July). (in Slovene)
  9. ^ Parish of Hinje. (in Slovene)

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