Velike Lipljene

Velike Lipljene
Village
Velike Lipljene

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°54′14.58″N 14°38′15.24″E / 45.9040500°N 14.6375667°E / 45.9040500; 14.6375667Coordinates: 45°54′14.58″N 14°38′15.24″E / 45.9040500°N 14.6375667°E / 45.9040500; 14.6375667
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Grosuplje
Area
  Total 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Elevation 485.4 m (1,592.5 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 114
[1]

Velike Lipljene (pronounced [ˈʋeːlikɛ ˈliːpljɛnɛ]; German: Großliplein[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of Grosuplje on the road from Sveti Jurij to Turjak. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Mass grave

Velike Lipljene is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Velike Lipljene Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Velike Lipljene) is located on the west side of the village on the slope of Medvejca Hill. It contains the remains of undetermined victims.[4]

Cultural heritage

Part of a Roman period burial ground has been discovered near the settlement.[5]

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. 110.
  3. Grosuplje municipal site
  4. Velike Lipljene Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  5. "EŠD 11894". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
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