Sušak, Ilirska Bistrica

Sušak
Sušak

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°29′13.28″N 14°19′38.81″E / 45.4870222°N 14.3274472°E / 45.4870222; 14.3274472Coordinates: 45°29′13.28″N 14°19′38.81″E / 45.4870222°N 14.3274472°E / 45.4870222; 14.3274472
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality Ilirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total 5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation 512 m (1,680 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 75
[1]

Sušak (pronounced [suˈʃaːk]; Italian: Sussa) is a small village in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.[2]

Mass grave

Sušak is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Hunting Lodge Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče pri lovskem domu) lies about 600 m east of the center of Sušak and about 30 m from a hunting lodge. It contains the remains of German soldiers from the 97th Corps that were killed at the beginning of May 1945.[3]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Jelšane.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  3. ↑ Hunting Lodge Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  4. ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches


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