Raduše

Raduše
Raduše

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°28′46.02″N 15°3′27.74″E / 46.4794500°N 15.0577056°E / 46.4794500; 15.0577056Coordinates: 46°28′46.02″N 15°3′27.74″E / 46.4794500°N 15.0577056°E / 46.4794500; 15.0577056
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Carinthia
Municipality Slovenj Gradec
Area
  Total 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Elevation 459.2 m (1,506.6 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 226
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Raduše (pronounced [ˈɾaːduʃɛ]) is a dispersed settlement in the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec in northern Slovenia. The area was part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.[2]

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 m × 6–8 m and contains the remains of Croatian soldiers murdered around 20 May 1945.[3]

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