Mereče
Mereče | |
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  Mereče Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′14.69″N 14°12′45.82″E / 45.6040806°N 14.2127278°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Ilirska Bistrica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 456.4 m (1,497.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 62 |
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Mereče (Slovene: [mɛˈɾeːtʃɛ]; German: Meretsche,[2] Italian: Merecce) is a small village north of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Unmarked grave[edit]
Mereče is the site of an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. The Railroad Bridge Grave (Slovene: Grob pri železniškem mostu) is located on the east side of the railroad underpass, by a bus turnaround point, and contains the remains of a German soldier from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945.[4]
Church[edit]
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and belongs to the Parish of Ilirska Bistrica.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 134.
- ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grob pri železniškem mostu". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
Media related to Mereče at Wikimedia Commons- Mereče on Geopedia
| Settlements | Administrative seat: Ilirska Bistrica
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