Mošnje
| Mošnje | |
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  Mošnje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′57.14″N 14°12′42.17″E / 46.3325389°N 14.2117139°ECoordinates: 46°19′57.14″N 14°12′42.17″E / 46.3325389°N 14.2117139°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Radovljica |
| Elevation | 453.5 m (1,487.9 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 350 |
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Mošnje (pronounced [ˈmoːʃnjɛ]) is a village in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Places of interest in Mošnje include the local church, dedicated to Saint Andrew, Podvin Castle, now a hotel, the local museum, and the remains of a recently excavated Roman villa rustica.
Mass graves
Mošnje is the site of three known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. All three graves are located southwest of the settlement, above the Sava River. The contain the remains of about 300 German prisoners of war murdered between 8 and 15 May 1945. The Zgoša Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Zgoša) lies in the woods, a few meters below a forest road and about 250 m east of the railroad.[2] The Hayfields Mass Grave (Grobišče Senožeta) is located along a path on the edge of the woods.[3] The Foxtail Mass Grave (Grobišče Lisičji rep) lies in the woods, about 50 m from a field.[4]
References
External links
Media related to Mošnje at Wikimedia Commons- Mošnje at Geopedia
- Mošnje's homepage
| Settlements | Administrative centre: Radovljica
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