Socerb
Socerb | |
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Koper | |
Area | |
• Total | 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 370.9 m (1,216.9 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 19 |
[1] |
Socerb (pronounced
Name
Socerb was attested in written sources in the 14th century as propre Sanctum Servulum (and in 1763–87 as St. Servolo). The Slovene name is derived from *Sǫt-Serb: a combination of *sǫt- 'saint' (ultimately from Latin sanctus) plus *Serb (from Servu(lus), the name of a local saint, or from Servus, a 5th-century martyr in Thuburbo Majus).[2]
History
Following the end of the
Mass graves
Socerb is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Socerb Cave behind Vrh Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Socerbska jama za Vrhom) is located in the woods northeast of the village of Kastelec. The floor of the cave is covered with the remains of victims brought from Trieste and its surroundings and murdered here.[4] The Cave 2 above Socerb Slope Mass Grave (Grobišče Jama 2 nad socerbskim klancem) is a shaft in Cesarjevič Common east of Socerb. The fenced entrance to the shaft is in an area sparsely covered in pine. The grave contains the remains of an unknown number of victims. The remains of two victims that were taken from the cave in 1992 were buried in the Koper cemetery in 2004.[5]
Church
The church in the settlement is dedicated to
Gallery
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Socerb, seen from the castle
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b c Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 386.
- ^ Koper municipal site
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Socerbska jama za Vrhom". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Jama 2 nad socerbskim klancem". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Media related to Socerb at Wikimedia Commons
- Socerb on Geopedia