Košnica pri Celju
Košnica pri Celju Košnica (until 1955) | |
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46°13′2.91″N 15°14′33.05″E / 46.2174750°N 15.2425139°E / 46.2174750; 15.2425139 | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Styria |
Statistical region | Savinja |
Municipality | Celje |
Area | |
• Total | 4.23 km2 (1.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 315.2 m (1,034.1 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 568 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
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Košnica pri Celju (pronounced [ˈkoːʃnitsa pɾi ˈtsɛ̀ːlju])[tone?] is a settlement in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Košnica to Košnica pri Celju in 1955.[3]
Geography
Košnica pri Celju is a dispersed settlement above the right bank of the Savinja River on the southwestern outskirts of Celje. It includes the hamlets of Spodnja Kočnica to the south, closer to the river, and Zgornja Košnica to the north, below the southeast slope of Hom Hill (570 meters or 1,870 feet). Lisce Hill (471 meters or 1,545 feet) stands to the northeast, and the Slomnik Ridge (716 meters or 2,349 feet) rises to the southwest. Košnica Creek (Slovene: Košniški potok), a tributary of the Savinja River, flows through the village. The soil is stony and the terrain is partially karstified.[4]
History
During the interwar period, a road was built through Košnica pri Celju from Celje to Laško. Construction of the road required destruction of a rock formation known as the Virgin Cliffs (Slovene: Devine peči, German: Jungfernsprung), which stood above the Savinja River. During the Second World War, German forces shot Anton Bobnič in the hamlet of Zgornja Košnica on July 22, 1942 for collaboration with the Liberation Front. In the postwar period, extensive residential housing was built in the hamlet of Spodnja Kočnica.[4]
Mass graves
Košnica pri Celju is the site of three known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. All three graves are located south of the road from Košnica pri Celju to Liboje, south of the house at Košnica pri Celju no. 13, in a meadow alongside Košnica Creek (Slovene: Košniški potok). They contain the remains of ethnically Slovene and German residents of Celje that were murdered between May and July 1945. Field investigations of the graves were carried out in July 2010. Mass Grave 1 (Grobišče 1), also known as the Women's Mass Grave (Grobišče "ženski grob"), contains the remains of 400 to 600 victims.[5] Mass Grave 2 (Grobišče 2) also contains the remains of 400 to 600 victims.[6] Mass Grave 3 (Grobišče 3) contains the remains of 600 to 1,000 victims.[7]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Celje municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1976). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 85.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče 1". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče 2". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče 3". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
External links
- Košnica pri Celju on Geopedia
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- Center
- Dečkovo Naselje
- Dolgo Polje
- Gaberje
- Hudinja
- Karel Destovnik Kajuh
- Lava
- Nova Vas
- Savinja
- Slavko Šlander
- Celje Airport
- Celje Castle
- Grmada
- Celje Hall
- Iron Mansion
- Jošt Mill
- Kalvarija
- Celje Lodge
- Lower Celje Castle
- Marian Column
- Minorite Monastery
- National Hall
- Old County
- People's Savings Bank
- Celje Post Office
- Prothasi Mansion
- Slovene National Theatre
- Stari Pisker Prison
- Celje Railway Station
- Celje Town Hall
- Celje town walls
- War and Peace (monument)
- Celje Water Tower
- Aljažev Hrib
- Ljubečna
- Medlog
- Ostrožno
- Pod Gradom
- Škofja Vas
- Šmartno v Rožni Dolini
- Teharje
- Trnovlje
the urban center
- Brezova
- Bukovžlak
- Dobrova
- Glinsko
- Gorica pri Šmartnem
- Jezerce pri Šmartnem
- Košnica pri Celju
- Lahovna
- Leskovec
- Lipovec pri Škofji Vasi
- Ljubečna
- Lοče
- Lokrovec
- Lopata
- Medlog
- Osenca
- Otemna
- Pečovnik
- Pepelno
- Prekorje
- Rožni Vrh
- Runtole
- Rupe
- Šentjungert
- Škofja Vas
- Slance
- Slatina v Rožni Dolini
- Šmarjeta pri Celju
- Šmartno v Rožni Dolini
- Šmiklavž pri Škofji Vasi
- Teharje
- Tremerje
- Trnovlje pri Celju
- Vrhe
- Začret
- Zadobrova
- Žepina
- Zvodno
- Babno
- Breg
- Čret
- Lava
- Lisce
- Ložnica pri Celju
- Miklavžev Hrib
- Nova Vas
- Ostrožno
- Polule
- Spodnja Dobrova
- Spodnja Hudinja
- Spodnji Medlog
- Zagrad
- Zavode
- Zavodna
- Zgornja Hudinja
- Zgornji Medlog
- Emerik Bernard
- Jolanda Čeplak
- Anica Černej
- Romana Jordan Cizelj
- Janez Drnovšek
- Janez Drozg
- Ivan Kovačič Efenka
- Thea Gammelin
- Cvetko Golar
- Damjana Golavšek
- Andrej Hieng
- Stane Jagodič
- Jelko Kacin
- Alma Karlin
- Brane Mihajlovič Kosta
- Janez K. Lapajne
- Janez Lapajne
- Vladimir Levstik
- Darinka Pavletič–Lorenčak
- Stanko Lorger
- Matija Lubanus
- Vita Mavrič
- Drago Medved
- Miloš Mikeln
- Peter Muhič
- Vatroslav Oblak
- Janko Orožen
- Oto Pestner
- Rok Praznik
- Tomaž Prelokar
- Brikcij Preprost
- Franc Purg
- Andreja Rihter
- Fran Roš
- Lojze Rozman
- August Friderik Seebacher
- Josip Tominšek
- Beno Udrih
- Bina Štampe Žmavc
- Urška Žolnir