Gonars | |
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Comune di Gonars | |
Coordinates: 45°54′N13°14′E / 45.900°N 13.233°E Coordinates: 45°54′N13°14′E / 45.900°N 13.233°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
Frazioni | Ontagnano, Fauglis, Bordiga, Mulini |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ivan Diego Boemo |
Area | |
• Total | 19.9 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Population (31 August 2017) [2] | |
• Total | 4,729 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Gonaresi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 33050 |
Dialing code | 0432 |
Patron saint | Saint Canziano |
Saint day | May 30 |
Website | Official website |
Gonars (Friulian : Gonârs) is a town and comune near Palmanova in Friuli, northeastern Italy.
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On 23 February 1942 the fascist regime established a concentration camp in the town, mostly for prisoners from present day Slovenia and Croatia. The first transport of 5343 internees (1643 of whom were children) arrived two days later from the Province of Ljubljana and from the Rab camp and the camp in Monigo near Treviso.
The camp was disbanded on 8 September 1943, immediately after Italian capitulation. Every effort was made to erase any evidence of this black spot of Italian history. The camp's buildings were destroyed, the materials were used to build a nearby kindergarten and the site was turned into a meadow. Only in 1973 a sacrarium was created by sculptor Miodrag Živković at the town's cemetery. Remains of 453 Slovenian and Croatian victims were transferred into its two underground crypts. It is believed that at least 50 additional persons died in the camp due to starvation and torture. Apart from the sacrarium no other evidence of the camp remains and even many locals are unaware about it.
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