Bezovica, Koper

Bezovica Besovizza
Bezovica Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°31′51.87″N 13°53′37.2″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Coastal–Karst
Municipality	Koper
Area
• Total	2.17 km^2 (0.84 sq mi)
Elevation	184.5 m (605.3 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	73

Bezovica (pronounced [bəzɔˈʋiːtsa]; Italian: Besovizza) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia, in the southwest of the country.[1]

History

The Placitum of Rižana (Slovene: rižanski zbor, Italian: placito del Risano) is believed to have taken place on Zvroček Hill in AD 804 in the western part of the settlement; the agreement settled relations between the newly arrived Slavs and the older population in the region. A water main was installed in Bezovica in 1935. During the Second World War, Bezovica was burned by German forces on October 2, 1943. After the war, beavers were raised for some time on a farm in the village.[2]

Mass grave

Bezovica is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Bremce Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Bremce) is located about 1 km northeast of the settlement. Spelunkers found human remains at the site; the remains that were scattered across the floor of the cave were collected in 1992 and were reburied in the Koper cemetery in 2004.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Apollonia.[4]

References

1. Koper municipal site Archived March 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
2. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 126–127.
3. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Bremce". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
4. Bezovica Church on the Koper municipal site Archived October 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Bezovica on Geopedia