Vešter
| Vešter | |
|---|---|
  Vešter Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′31.17″N 14°17′23.48″E / 46.1753250°N 14.2898556°ECoordinates: 46°10′31.17″N 14°17′23.48″E / 46.1753250°N 14.2898556°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Škofja Loka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 372.1 m (1,220.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 178 |
| [1] | |
Vešter (pronounced [ˈʋeːʃtəɾ]; in older sources also Bešter,[2] German: Westert[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Mass graves
Vešter is the site of three known mass graves from the period immediately after World War II. The Gorge Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Soteska) is located in the narrowest part of the Selca Sora Valley along the road from Škofja Loka to Železniki, about 10 meters (33 ft) east of the road. It contains the remains of six to 10 Home Guard soldiers and civilians that were released from the Loka Castle prison and then intercepted and murdered on their way home.[3] The Lovrec House Mass Grave (Grobišče Lovrčeva hiša), also known as the Matjaž Valley Mass Grave (Grobišče Matjaževa dolina), lies below the foot of Cavrn Hill, along a path about 600 meters (2,000 ft) northwest of the village of Trnje. It contains the remains of eight Home Guard soldiers that were taken from the Loka Castle prison and murdered. The abandoned and dilapidated Lovrec House (Lovrčeva hiša) stood at the site in 1945.[4] The Cavrn Mass Grave (Grobišče Cavrn) is located below the foot of Cavrn Hill near a former Partisan bunker. It contains the remains of eight Home Guard soldiers that were taken from the Loka Castle prison and murdered.[5]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
- ↑ Gorge Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
- ↑ Lovrec House Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
- ↑ Cavrn Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
