Zgornji Otok
| Zgornji Otok | |
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  Zgornji Otok Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′0.11″N 14°12′15.08″E / 46.3500306°N 14.2041889°ECoordinates: 46°21′0.11″N 14°12′15.08″E / 46.3500306°N 14.2041889°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Radovljica |
| Elevation | 502.5 m (1,648.6 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 55 |
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Zgornji Otok (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnji ˈɔːtɔk]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Mass grave
Zgornji Otok is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Zgornji Otok Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Zgornji Otok) is located on sunken ground in a meadow west of the settlement, a few meters east of the edge of the woods, at a site called Pod Koncami. It contains the remains of 14 Croatian soldiers killed on 6 May 1945.[2]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Zgornji Otok Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
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| Settlements | Administrative centre: Radovljica
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