Pevno

Pevno
Pevno Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°11′24.19″N 14°18′0.11″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Škofja Loka
Area
• Total	3.17 km^2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation	401.1 m (1,315.9 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	59
[1]

Pevno (pronounced [ˈpeːu̯nɔ]; in older sources also Peven,[2] German: Pewen[2]) is a small village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Mass grave

Matjaž Cave Mass Grave

Pevno is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War.[3] The Matjaž Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Matjaževa jama) is located on a steep slope 400 meters (1,300 ft) west of the village of Pevno. It contains the remains of Home Guard prisoners of war that were held at Loka Castle and murdered between 25 and 30 May 1945. It may also contain the remains of a group murdered before the end of the war.[4][5]

Church

Saint Ursula's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Ursula.[6] It belongs to the parish of Stara Loka.[7]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
3. "Maša za žrtve povojnih pobojev v Matjaževi jami". Družina. December 27, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Matjaževa jama". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
5. Florjančič, Alojzij Pavel. 2001. Povojna grobišča v Crngrobu. Lošli razgledi 28: 217–244, p. 232.
6. "Pevno – Spomin na nedolžne". Družina. January 14, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
7. "Župnija Stara Loka". Družina. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

External links

• Media related to Pevno at Wikimedia Commons
• Pevno on Geopedia