Zgornja Lipnica

Zgornja Lipnica
Zgornja Lipnica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°19′22.18″N 14°10′28.03″E / 46.3228278°N 14.1744528°E / 46.3228278; 14.1744528Coordinates: 46°19′22.18″N 14°10′28.03″E / 46.3228278°N 14.1744528°E / 46.3228278; 14.1744528
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Radovljica
Elevation 511.2 m (1,677.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 152
[1]

Zgornja Lipnica (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈliːpnitsa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

History

An elevation known as Pusti Grad ('abandoned castle'; elevation 590 meters or 1,940 feet) stands about 0.6 kilometers (0.37 mi) north-northwest of the center of Zgornja Lipnica. A castle was built there in the 12th century and was owned by the Counts of Ortenburg. It came under the control of the Counts of Celje in 1418 and then the House of Habsburg in 1456. It was destroyed by forces commanded by the 15th-century Czech mercenary Jan Vitovec. The castle was then rebuilt, but it was burned in the 16th century.[2]

Mass graves

Zgornja Lipnica is the site of two known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Lancovo 1 and 2 mass graves (Slovene: Grobišče Lancovo 1, 2) lie north of the settlement and contain the bodies of a large number of civilians and Croatian soldiers murdered on the night of 15 May 1945. The first grave lies 15 m from the road and is 5 to 3.5 m wide and 10.5 m long. The second grave lies on a wooded slope near the first.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 292.
  3. ↑ Lancovo 1 Mass Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
  4. ↑ Lancovo 2 Mass Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
  5. ↑ "World War II mass graves open a wound in Slovenia." 2007. The New York Times (22 October).


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