Graben, Ribnica

Graben
Graben
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°46′56.47″N 14°39′6.22″E / 45.7823528°N 14.6517278°E / 45.7823528; 14.6517278Coordinates: 45°46′56.47″N 14°39′6.22″E / 45.7823528°N 14.6517278°E / 45.7823528; 14.6517278
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Ribnica
Area
 • Total 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation 742.3 m (2,435.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 15
[1]

Graben (pronounced [ˈɡɾaːbən]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

After the Second World War, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in Graben.[3]

A small roadside chapel-shrine in the southern outskirts of the settlement is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and was built in the second half of the 19th century.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Ribnica municipal site
  3. ↑ Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14765


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