Dol pri Šmarjeti

Dol pri Šmarjeti
Dol pri Šmarjeti Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°54′57.61″N 15°13′29.33″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Šmarješke Toplice
Area
• Total	0.67 km^2 (0.26 sq mi)
Elevation	208.3 m (683.4 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	37
[1]

Dol pri Šmarjeti (pronounced [ˈdoːl pɾi ʃmaˈɾjeːti]) is a small settlement in the historical region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice, which is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Dol to Dol pri Šmarjeti in 1953.[3]

Unmarked grave

Dol pri Šmarjeti is the site of an unmarked grave from the Second World War. The Dol pri Šmarjeti Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Dol pri Šmarjeti) is located on a hilly slope in a woods 100 m east of the road from Šmarjeta to Mokronog, north of the hamlet of Preloge. It contains the remains of 13-year-old boy that was shot by the Partisans in 1942 for allegedly spying for German forces.[4]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Šmarješke Toplice municipal site
3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Dol pri Šmarjeti". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

External links

• Dol pri Šmarjeti on Geopedia