Kočna, Jesenice
Kočna (pronounced [ˈkoːtʃna]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
Kočna is a relatively common toponym in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun kočna 'cirque' and originally refers to a local geographical feature.[2]
Mass grave
Kočna is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Kočna Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Kočna), also known as the Poljane nad Jesenicami Mass Grave (Grobišče Poljane nad Jesenicami), is located southeast of the settlement, a few dozen meters from a dirt road. It is a visibly sunken area measuring 4 by 1.5 meters (13.1 ft × 4.9 ft) and it contains the remains of up to 40 German prisoners of war murdered on 7 or 10 May 1945. One of the intended victims was able to escape.[3]
Cultural heritage
Excavations in 1982 at the Jamnik Rock Shelter (Slovene: Jamnikov spodmol) east of the settlement revealed artifacts from the Mesolithic era. The finds included a bone harpoon blade.[4]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 193–194.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Kočna". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Jamnik, Pavel. 1998. "Potek raziskovanja Jamnikovega spodmola na Kočni nad Jesenicami in rezultati sondiranj v okoliških jamah." Arheološki vestnik 49: 17–30.
External links
- Kočna on Geopedia
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- Golica
- Javornik Falls
- Jesenice Train Station
- Karawanks Tunnel (motorway)
- Karawanks Tunnel (railway)
- Kos Manor
- Mežakla Plateau
- Plavž Memorial Park
- Podmežakla Hall
- Pristava House
- Ruard Manor
- Upper Sava Museum
- Vintgar Gorge
- Workers' Barracks
- Zois Park
- Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Roch's Church
- Holy Cross Church
- Jesenice Mosque
- St. Leonard's Church
- Sts. Ingenuin and Albuin Church
- St. Stephen's Church
- Miha Baloh
- Helena Blagne
- Tone Čufar
- Anton Dežman
- Tomaž Ertl
- Jože Gregorčič
- Miran Hladnik
- Anže Kopitar
- Thomas Luckmann
- Miha Mazzini
- Vencelj Perko
- Jaka Torkar
- Matija Verdnik
- Andrej Žvan
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