Coordinates: 45°36′14.69″N 14°12′45.82″E / 45.6040806°N 14.2127278°E / 45.6040806; 14.2127278

Mereče

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Mereče
File:Merece SLO.JPG
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°36′14.69″N 14°12′45.82″E / 45.6040806°N 14.2127278°E / 45.6040806; 14.2127278
CountryFile:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total
2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Elevation
456.4 m (1,497.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
62
[1]

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

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

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and belongs to the Parish of Ilirska Bistrica.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 134.
  3. ↑ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  4. ↑ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grob pri železniškem mostu". Geopedia (in slovenščina). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  5. ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

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