Šembije
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Šembije | |
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| File:Sembije1.jpg | |
Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′11.4″N 14°14′14.01″E / 45.603167°N 14.2372250°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Ilirska Bistrica |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.85 km2 (4.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 592.5 m (1,943.9 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 209 |
| [1] | |
Šembije (pronounced [ʃɛmˈbiːjɛ]; German: Schembije,[2] Italian: Sembie[citation needed]) is a village north of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Mass graves
Šembije is the site of two known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. They are both located south of the village and contain the remains of German soldiers from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945. The Golak Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Golak) lies next to the road and contains the remains of 12 soldiers.[4] The Vineyard Mass Grave (Grobišče Vinograd) lies east of the road and contains the remains of 30 soldiers.[5]
Church
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Parish of Knežak.[6]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 134.
- ↑ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
- ↑ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Golak". Geopedia (in slovenščina). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ↑ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Vinograd". Geopedia (in slovenščina). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Šembije at Wikimedia Commons
- Šembije on Geopedia
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