Cerovo, Grosuplje

Cerovo (pronounced [tsɛˈɾɔːʋɔ] or [tsɛˈɾoːʋɔ]; German: Zerou[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of Grosuplje in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Cerovo
Cerovo is located in Slovenia
Cerovo
Cerovo
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′25.9″N 14°38′31.95″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityGrosuplje
Area
 • Total2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Elevation
377.2 m (1,237.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total33
[1]

Mass grave
Sign for the Trontelj Shaft Mass Grave

Cerovo is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Trontelj Shaft Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Trontljevo brezno) is located south of Cerovo, about 130 m southeast of Mayor Cave (Županova jama), also known as Tabor Cave (Taborska jama). It contains the remains of unidentified victims.[4]

Church
Saint Nicholas's Church

The local church, built in an isolated location south of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Št. Jurij pri Grosupljem. In its core it is a 13th-century Romanesque building that was restyled in the Baroque. It has a well-preserved late 15th-century defence wall, built as a refuge against Ottoman raids.[5]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 114.
  3. Grosuplje municipal site
  4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Trontljevo brezno". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  5. "EŠD 68". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
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