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'''Golo''' ({{IPA|sl|ˈɡɔːlɔ|pron}}, {{langx|de|Golu}}<ref>Deschmann, Carl. 1866. Zusammenstellung der bisher in Krain gemachten Höhenmessungen. ''Mittheilungen des Museal-Vereins für Krain'', pp. 1–76. Ljubljana: Musealvereins, p. 29.</ref>) is a [[village]] in the hills south of [[Ig, Slovenia|Ig]] in central [[Slovenia]]. The entire [[Municipality of Ig]] is part of the traditional region of [[Inner Carniola]] and is now included in the [[Central Slovenia Statistical Region]].<ref>[http://www.obcina-ig.si Ig municipal site]</ref>
==Geography==
Golo is a clustered village with two settlement centers: the hamlets of Gorenje Golo ({{langx|de|Obergolu}})<ref name="Leksikon">''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 116.</ref> and Dolenje Golo ({{langx|de|Untergolu}}).<ref name="Leksikon"/> It lies along the road from [[Ig, Ig|Ig]] to [[Visoko, Ig|Visoko]] northeast of Mount Mokrec (elevation: {{convert|1059|m|sp=us|disp=or}}).<ref name="Savnik">Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 409.</ref> Golec Hill (elevation: {{convert|766|m|sp=us|disp=or}}) rises to the southwest.
==History==
Early settlement in Golo is attested by archaeological finds, including [[Hallstatt culture]] artifacts and a Roman-era fortification near the site of the church.<ref name="Savnik"/><ref name="Pozgane">Požgane vasi. 1942. ''Glas naroda'' 50(163): 2.</ref> A castle known as Nad Gačo stood above the rectory.<ref name="Savnik"/><ref name="Pozgane"/> A part-time school was established in Golo in 1874, and regular schooling was started in 1908. Until the school building was built in 1925, classes were held in the rectory. During the Second World War, Italian forces burned the village on March 19, 1942. Later the same year, on July 23, they killed 12 hostages at Gmajna below Golec Hill.<ref name="Savnik"/>
===Mass grave===
[[File:Golo Ig Slovenia - mass grave.jpg|thumb|left|Golo Mass Grave site]]
Golo is the site of a [[Mass graves in Slovenia|mass grave]] from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Golo Mass Grave ({{langx|sl|Grobišče Golo}}) is located in a sinkhole south of the settlement in the hamlet of Stara Žaga. It contains the remains of a large number of [[Slovene Home Guard|Home Guard]] prisoners of war that were transported by truck from the prison in [[St. Stanislaus Institute (Slovenia)|Šentvid]] and murdered here on July 26, 1945.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grobišče Golo |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:197_x1619342.8939954122_y5763214.598833946_s14_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=October 22, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}}</ref>
===Merger===
Golo was established as a single settlement in 1952, when the formerly separate villages of Gorenje Golo and Dolenje Golo were merged to create Golo.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Marinković |first1=Dragan |title=Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 |date=1991 |publisher=Savezni zavod za statistiku |location=Belgrade |pages=20, 32}}</ref>
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==Church==
[[File:Golo Ig Slovenia - church 3.jpg|230px|thumb|Saint Margaret's Church]]
The local [[parish church]], built outside the settlement to the northeast, is dedicated to [[Margaret the Virgin|Saint Margaret]]  ({{langx|sl|sveta Marjeta}}) and belongs to the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana]]. It is a [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] building, dating to the 18th century. A prehistoric [[Iron Age]] settlement has also been identified at the site around the church.<ref>[http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage] reference number ešd 1812</ref> The structure at the site was first mentioned in 1631; it was made a quasi-parish in 1787 and was elevated to a parish in 1877. The current church dates to the beginning of the 19th century. Its altar and pulpit date from the second half of the 18th century and were transferred to the church from the monastery church in [[Kostanjevica na Krki]]. The church was burned by Italian forces in March 1942 and was renovated after the war.<ref name="Savnik"/>
==Notable people==
Notable people that were born or lived in Golo include:
*Lovro Mencinger (1835–1903), orchardist. He lived in Golo from 1866 to 1891 and was the first to describe the [[Glory (optical phenomenon)|glory]] optical phenomenon there.<ref name="Savnik"/><ref>Pirjevec, Avgust. 1933. Mencinger, Lovro (1835–1903). In: Franc Ksaver Lukman et al. (eds.), ''Slovenski biografski leksikon'', vol. 5, ''Maas–Mrkun''. Ljubljana: Zadružna gospodarska banka.</ref>
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==External links==
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*[https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:1870_x1617389.9269174528_y5764010.683072413_s14_b2345 Golo on Geopedia]
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