Markečica

Markečica
Markečica is located in Slovenia
Markečica
Markečica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°22′2.27″N 15°26′43.5″E / 46.3672972°N 15.445417°E / 46.3672972; 15.445417
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityOplotnica
Area
 • Total
1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation
322.1 m (1,056.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
118
[1]

Markečica (pronounced [ˈmaːɾkɛtʃitsa], in older sources: Markočica,[2] German: Markusdorf[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the flatlands south of Oplotnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

Mass grave

Markečica is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Partovec Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Partovec) is located in the woods 850 meters (2,790 ft) north of Pobrež, behind a vacation house at Partovec Pond. It contains the remains of German prisoners of war murdered in May 1945.[4]

Cultural heritage

The Roman road from Celeia to Poetovio led through the area and parts of the embankments are still visible.[5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 50.
  3. ^ Oplotnica municipal site
  4. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Partovec". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 6877


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