Lehen na Pohorju

Lehen na Pohorju (pronounced [ˈlèːxən na ˈpóːxɔɾju]) is a dispersed settlement in the Pohorje Hills in the Municipality of Podvelka in Slovenia.[2]

Lehen na Pohorju
Lehen na Pohorju is located in Slovenia
Lehen na Pohorju
Lehen na Pohorju
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°32′40.47″N 15°19′42.5″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionCarinthia
MunicipalityPodvelka
Area
  Total8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi)
Elevation
486.7 m (1,596.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total183
[1]

Mass grave

Lehen na Pohorju is the site of a mass grave from the Second World War. The Lehen Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Lehen) is located above the Urbanc farm, at Lehen na Pohorju no. 17. It contains the remains of eight Slovene civilians. They had sought to join a local Partisan unit, but were accused of being spies. The Partisans tortured and then murdered the victims on 4 January 1944, and burned their bodies. The local people collected the remains and buried them in the forest above the house.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Podvelka municipal site
  3. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Lehen". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 22, 2020.


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