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'''Predmeja''' ({{IPA|sl|pɾɛdˈmɛːja|pron}}; formerly ''Dol pri Otlici''<ref name="Savnik">{{cite book |last1=Savnik |first1=Roman |title=Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 |date=1968 |publisher=Državna založba Slovenije |location=Ljubljana|page=27}}</ref>) is a settlement in the [[Municipality of Ajdovščina]] in the [[Slovenian Littoral|Littoral]] region of [[Slovenia]]. It lies on the edge of a [[Karst topography|karst]] [[plateau]] north of the town of [[Ajdovščina]], overlooking the [[Vipava Valley]].<ref>[http://www.ajdovscina.si/index.php?&vie=ctl&gr1=mnkKs&gr2=&id=2004102810375782 Ajdovščina municipal site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515003159/http://www.ajdovscina.si/index.php?&vie=ctl&gr1=mnkKs&gr2=&id=2004102810375782 |date=2011-05-15 }}</ref> Together with the ridge-top villages of  [[Otlica]], [[Kovk, Ajdovščina|Kovk]], and [[Gozd, Ajdovščina|Gozd]], it is part of an area locally known as Gora (literally, 'the mountain').<ref>[http://www.tic-ajdovscina.si/?id=2005091608314887&lng=slo&vie=cnt Ajdovščina Tourism Information Center. Naša dežela: Gora.]</ref>
==History==
[[File:Ressel (14868657359).jpg|thumb|left|Ressel plaque]]
In the 19th century, the engineer [[Josef Ressel]] (1793–1857) prepared a plan for reforesting the slopes of the Čaven Plateau above Predmeja; a plaque commemorating his efforts was unveiled in 1957. Ressel also laid out the road from Predmeja to Strigarija Hill. The less demanding road to Predmeja via the Platna slope was built between 1893 and 1896.<ref name="Savnik"/>
Before the Second World War, ice was harvested at the Big Paradana Ice Cave ({{langx|sl|Velika ledena jama v Paradani}}) and sold in Trieste. After the war, the ice continued to be sold in Ajdovščina for some time.<ref name="Savnik"/> During the Second World War, there were clashes between the [[Yugoslav Partisans|Partisans]] and German forces in the Predmeja area; particularly fierce engagements took place in late September 1943, February and October 1944, and March 1945. During the war, German forces burned 90 houses in Predmeja and killed 77 people.<ref name="Savnik"/>
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===Mass graves===
[[File:Medvedovše Grave 2.jpg|thumb|left|The Medvedovše Grave]]
Predmeja is the site of four known [[Mass graves in Slovenia|mass graves]] associated with the Second World War. The Rob Shaft Mass Grave ({{langx|sl|Grobišče Brezno za Robom}}) is located on the [[Trnovo Forest Plateau]] ({{langx|sl|Trnovski gozd}}), east of Predmeja. It contains the remains of German soldiers and unidentified civilians.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grobišče Brezno za Robom |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:59_x1547005.641409833_y5772114.583897683_s15_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=October 7, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}}</ref> The Medvedovše Shaft Mass Grave ({{lang|sl|Grobišče Brezno za Medvedovšem}}) is located on the Trnovo Forest Plateau, about {{convert|1|km|sp=us}} northeast of Predmeja. It contains the remains of unidentified victims.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grobišče Brezno za Medvedovšem |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:60_x1546566.2335969_y5772742.858056419_s15_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=October 7, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}}</ref> The Medvedovše Grave ({{lang|sl|Grob Medvedovše}}) is located on the Trnovo Forest Plateau, at a small level spot on the slope left of the road branching off to the north at the Medvedovše farm (Predmeja no. 83). It contains the remains of a [[Yugoslav Partisans|Partisan]] soldier murdered by other Partisans during the war.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grob Medvedovše |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:90_x1546139.1863944961_y5772361.790323952_s15_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=October 11, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}}</ref> The Bratin Shaft Mass Grave ({{lang|sl|Grobišče Bratinov brezen}}) is located on the edge of the Trnovo Forest Plateau, east of Predmeja, and the top of a headwall above the cliff over the Lokavšček Springs. The entrance is on a cliff shelf. The grave contains the remains of seven Partisans killed by Italian troops.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grobišče Bratinov brezen |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:335_x1544565.415635641_y5771190.6678790115_s15_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=November 5, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}}</ref>
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===2016 aircraft crash===
The German millionaire Thomas Wagner from  {{Interlanguage link multi|Unister|de}} Holding GmbH, Germany died at age 38 in an  airplane accident in this area on July 14, 2016.<ref>[http://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/nasli-rep-letala-ki-je-strmoglavilo-na-obmocju-ajdovscine.html Našli rep letala, ki je z nemškim multimilijonarjem na krovu strmoglavilo na območju Ajdovščine. 2016. ''24ur.com'' (October 8).]</ref> Wagner was a German internet star that founded Unister in 2002 in the eastern German city of Leipzig. This large online company has employed as many as 2,100 employees and operates 60 European travel websites (e.g., ab-in-den-urlaub.de in Germany and fly24.co.uk in UK).<ref>[http://www.lvz.de/Leipzig/Lokales/Ex-Unister-Sprecher-Korosides-glaubt-nicht-an-Unfall Ex-Unister-Sprecher Korosides glaubt nicht an Unfall. 2016. ''Leipziger Volkszeitung'' (July 14).]</ref>
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*[https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:4667_x1544897.7557649352_y5773959.660369194_s14_b2345 Predmeja on Geopedia]
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