Leše, Prevalje

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Leše
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°31′49.91″N14°54′22.62″E / 46.5305306°N 14.9062833°E / 46.5305306; 14.9062833 Coordinates: 46°31′49.91″N14°54′22.62″E / 46.5305306°N 14.9062833°E / 46.5305306; 14.9062833
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Carinthia
Statistical region Carinthia
Municipality Prevalje
Area
 • Total 6.05 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Elevation 531.9 m (1,745.1 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 531
[1]

Leše (pronounced  [ˈleːʃɛ] ) is a village in the hills southwest of Prevalje in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia. [2]

Village Small clustered human settlement smaller than a town

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.

Prevalje Town and Municipality in Slovenia

Prevalje is a settlement and a municipality in northern Slovenia. It lies in the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia. On 1 January 1999 Prevalje became an independent municipality. Prevalje lies in a valley where the Meža River emerges from a narrow gorge, full of fluvioglacial sediments. To the north the settlement is limited by the Strojna, Stražišče, and Dolga Brda hills. To the south are Navrski vrh and Riflov vrh.

Slovenia republic in Central Europe

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.

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Mass graves

Leše is the site of two known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. They are located west of the settlement on the Prist farm, where the Leše coal mine ran under the property, causing many sinkholes in the area. They contain the remains of about 100 Austrian citizens (including ethnic Slovenes) as well as an unknown number of Slovene citizens from the Meža Valley that were murdered on 21 and 22 May 1945. The Leše 1 Mass Grave (Slovene : Grobišče Leše 1)—also known as the Veržun Woods Mass Grave (Grobišče Veržunov gozd), Janž Cave Mass Grave (Grobišče Janževa jama), and Gustav Mine Mass Grave (Grobišče rudnik Gustav)—is located 550 m south of Saint Anne's Church. [3] The Leše 2 Mass Grave (Grobišče Leše 2) is also known as the Veržun Woods Mass Grave (Grobišče Veržunov gozd). It is located 680 m south of Saint Anne's Church. [4]

Mass graves in Slovenia

Mass graves in Slovenia were created in Slovenia as the result of extrajudicial killings during and after the Second World War. They are known as "concealed mass graves" or "silenced mass graves" because their existence was concealed under the communist regime from 1945 to 1990.

Meža river in Slovenia

The Meža (Slovene) or Mieß (German) is a river in the Austrian state of Carinthia and in Slovenia, a right tributary of the Drava. It is 43 km long, of which 42 km in Slovenia. Its catchment area is 551.7 km2, of which 543 km2 in Slovenia.

Slovene language language spoken in Slovenia

Slovene or Slovenian belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union.

Churches

Above the settlement to the northwest are a pair of Gothic churches, built side by side in the mid-15th century. One is dedicated to Saint Anne and the other to Saint Wolfgang. Both belong to the Parish of Prevalje. [5]

Gothic architecture style of architecture

Gothic architecture is a style that flourished in Europe during the High and Late Middle Ages. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. Originating in 12th-century France, it was widely used, especially for cathedrals and churches, until the 16th century.

Church (building) building constructed for Christian worship

A church building or church house, often simply called a church, is a building used for Christian religious activities, particularly for Christian worship services. The term is often used by Christians to refer to the physical buildings where they worship, but it is sometimes used to refer to buildings of other religions. In traditional Christian architecture, the church is often arranged in the shape of a Christian cross. When viewed from plan view the longest part of a cross is represented by the aisle and the junction of the cross is located at the altar area.

Saint Anne mother of Virgin Mary in Christian and Islamic traditions; unnamed in the New Testament or Quran

According to apocryphal Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels nor in the Qur'an. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come only from New Testament apocrypha, of which the Gospel of James seems to be the earliest that mentions them.

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Prevalje municipal site
  3. ↑ Leše 1 Mass Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
  4. ↑ Leše 2 Mass Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 3281 & 3282


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