Raduše

Raduše (pronounced [ˈɾaːduʃɛ]) is a dispersed settlement in the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.[2]

Raduše
Raduše is located in Slovenia
Raduše
Raduše
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°28′46.02″N 15°3′27.74″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionCarinthia
MunicipalitySlovenj Gradec
Area
 • Total6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Elevation
459.2 m (1,506.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total226
[1]

Mass grave

Raduše is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Žančani Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Žančani) is located in the woods north of the settlement. It measures 90 meters (300 ft) long by 6 to 8 meters (20 to 26 ft) wide and contains the remains of Croatian soldiers, and Slovene and German civilians murdered around 20 May 1945.[3]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Slovenj Gradec municipal site
  3. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Žančani". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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