Mrtvice, Krško

Mrtvice
Mrtvice
	Mrtvice Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°54′51.61″N 15°30′55.79″E / 45.9143361°N 15.5154972°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Lower Sava
Municipality	Krško
Area
• Total	3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation	154.6 m (507.2 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	208

Mrtvice (pronounced [məɾˈtʋiːtsɛ]) is a village east of Drnovo in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.^[2]

Mass grave

Mrtvice is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Mrtvice Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Mrtvice) is located in mixed woods and meadows 550 meters (1,800 ft) north of the settlement, at a crossroads on the gravel road towards the Sava River. It contains the remains of over 100 civilians and Croatian soldiers.^[3]

Cultural heritage

A number of Roman graves have been found in the area, indicating the eastern extent of the necropolis of the nearby Roman town of Neviodunum.^[4]

There is a small open chapel-shrine in the settlement. It was built in 1926.^[5]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Krško municipal site
^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Mrtvice". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 9813
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 22275

External links

Mrtvice on Geopedia

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[2] Krško municipal site

[3] Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Mrtvice". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

[4] Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 9813

[5] Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 22275

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Mrtvice
Mrtvice Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°54′51.61″N 15°30′55.79″E / 45.9143361°N 15.5154972°E / 45.9143361; 15.5154972
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Lower Sava
Municipality	Krško
Area
• Total	3.64 km² (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation	154.6 m (507.2 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	208
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