Dol pri Šmarjeti

Coordinates: 45°54′57.61″N 15°13′29.33″E / 45.9160028°N 15.2248139°E / 45.9160028; 15.2248139
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Dol pri Šmarjeti
Dol pri Šmarjeti is located in Slovenia
Dol pri Šmarjeti
Dol pri Šmarjeti
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°54′57.61″N 15°13′29.33″E / 45.9160028°N 15.2248139°E / 45.9160028; 15.2248139
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityŠmarješke Toplice
Area
 • Total0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Elevation
208.3 m (683.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total37
[1]

Dol pri Šmarjeti (pronounced [ˈdoːl pɾi ʃmaˈɾjeːti]) is a small settlement in the historical region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice, which is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name[edit]

The name of the settlement was changed from Dol to Dol pri Šmarjeti in 1953.[3]

Unmarked grave[edit]

Dol pri Šmarjeti is the site of an unmarked grave from the Second World War. The Dol pri Šmarjeti Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Dol pri Šmarjeti) is located on a hilly slope in a woods 100 m east of the road from Šmarjeta to Mokronog, north of the hamlet of Preloge. It contains the remains of 13-year-old boy that was shot by the Partisans in 1942 for allegedly spying for German forces.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Šmarješke Toplice municipal site
  3. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Dol pri Šmarjeti". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

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