Beli Kamen, Kočevje
Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
45°43′53.96″N 14°53′38.43″E / 45.7316556°N 14.8940083°E / 45.7316556; 14.8940083
Slovenia (2002)
Beli Kamen (pronounced [ˈbeːli ˈkaːmən]; German: Weißenstein[1]) is a remote abandoned former settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2] Its territory is now part of the village of Stari Log.
History
Beli Kamen was a village inhabited by Gottschee Germans. It had 23 houses before the Second World War. The village was burned by Italian troops during the Rog Offensive in the second half of August 1942 and was not rebuilt after the war.[3]
References
External links
- Beli Kamen on Geopedia
- Pre–World War II List of oeconyms and family names in Beli Kamen
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Administrative seat: Kočevje
