Trnje, Pivka

Trnje
Trnje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°41′11.07″N 14°13′29.74″E / 45.6864083°N 14.2249278°E / 45.6864083; 14.2249278Coordinates: 45°41′11.07″N 14°13′29.74″E / 45.6864083°N 14.2249278°E / 45.6864083; 14.2249278
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality Pivka
Area
 • Total 39.46 km2 (15.24 sq mi)
Elevation 534.5 m (1,753.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 243
[1]

Trnje (pronounced [ˈtəɾnjɛ]) is a village east of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Mass graves

Trnje is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Tiček Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Tičkova jama) lies north of the village, in a shallow karst valley on the east side of Lake Petelinje (Petelinjsko jezero). It contains the remains of undetermined victims based on human bones found at the site by spelunkers.[3] The Shaft 1 by the Muha Enclosure Mass Grave (Grobišče Brezno 1 pri Muhovi ogradi) lies 2 km northeast of the village. It was excavated in October 2009, revealing 37 victims and eight German military ID tags. The remains were reburied in December 2009 in Block F of the German military cemetery in Celje.[4]

Church

Holy Trinity Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[5] It was built in 1895 in the neo-Romanesque style based on plans by the architect Raimund Jeblinger. It stands on a small hill south of the village.[6]

Recreation

The village offers farm tourism[7] and a riding school.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Pivka municipal site
  3. ↑ Tiček Cave Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  4. ↑ Shaft 1 by the Muha Enclosure Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  5. ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches
  6. ↑ "4078: Trnje - Cerkev sv. Trojice" [4078: Trnje – Holy Trinity Church]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Na Meji farm tourism
  8. ↑ Islandski konji Trnje (Slovene)



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