Kračali

Kračali (pronounced [kɾaˈtʃaːli]) is a settlement in the hills west of Sodražica in southern Slovenia. It is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Traditionally the area around Sodražica was part of Lower Carniola.[2] Together with the villages of Betonovo, Janeži, Petrinci, and Kržeti it comprises the community and Parish of Gora nad Sodražico, also known as Gora.[3]

Kračali
Kračali
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°45′19.73″N 14°34′50.45″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalitySodražica
Area
 • Total0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Elevation
804.3 m (2,638.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total39
[1]

Mass graves

Kračali is the site of three known mass graves or unmarked graves associated with the Second World War. The Kračali 1 Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Kračali 1), also known as the Pasture 1 Grave (Grobišče Planina 1), is located north of the road west of the village. It contains the remains of undetermined victims.[4] The Kračali 2 Grave (Grobišče Kračali 2), also known as the Pasture 2 Grave (Grobišče Planina 2), is located south of the first grave. It contained the remains of an unknown person buried under a tree stump and has probably been exhumed.[5] The Betonovo Grave (Grob Betonovo) is located south of the road. It contained the remains of a Home Guard pilot and was probably exhumed during road construction.[6]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Sodražica municipal site Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. V.P. 1966. "Zakaj pa ne turizem na Gori?" Dolenjski list 17, no. 25 (848) (30 June), p. 14.
  4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Kračali 1". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  5. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Kračali 2". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  6. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grob Betonovo". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 17, 2020.


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