Markečica
Markečica (pronounced [ˈmaːɾkɛtʃitsa]) is a village in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the flatlands south of Oplotnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
Markečica | |
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  Markečica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′2.27″N 15°26′43.5″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Oplotnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 322.1 m (1,056.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 118 |
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Mass grave
Markečica is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Partovec Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Partovec) is located in the woods 850 meters (2,790 ft) north of Pobrež, behind a vacation house at Partovec Pond. It contains the remains of German prisoners of war murdered in May 1945.[3]
Cultural heritage
The Roman road from Celeia to Poetovio led through the area and parts of the embankments are still visible.[4]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Oplotnica municipal site
- Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Partovec". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 6877
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