Pameče

Coordinates: 46°32′6.14″N 15°4′44.46″E / 46.5350389°N 15.0790167°E / 46.5350389; 15.0790167
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Pameče
Slovenj Gradec
Area
 • Total15.85 km2 (6.12 sq mi)
Elevation
406.4 m (1,333.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total1,278
[1]

Pameče (pronounced

Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.[2]

Mass graves

Pameče is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Fuks 1 and 2 mass graves (Slovene: Grobišče Fuks 1, 2) are located at the Hribernik farm (at Pameče no. 183), 5 meters (16 ft) west and 20 meters (66 ft) south of the house, respectively. They contain the remains of an unidentified number of victims, believed to be mostly Croatians.[3][4]

Church

The

Saint James (Slovene: sveti Jakob) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1488. The current building dates to 1868.[5] A second church on a hill north of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and was built in 1530.[6]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Slovenj Gradec municipal site
  3. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Fuks 1". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Fuks 2". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3217
  6. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3218

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