Naklo, Divača

Naklo (pronounced [ˈnaːklɔ]; Italian: Nacla) is a small village in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Naklo
Naklo
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°39′39.24″N 13°59′55.16″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityDivača
Area
 • Total2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Elevation
388 m (1,273 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total67
[1]

Mass grave

Naklo is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Preval Cave 2 Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama na Prevali 2)—also known as the Big Preval Cave Mass Grave (Grobišče Velika jama na Prevali) or Fly Cave Mass Grave (Grobišče Mušja jama)—is located on the edge of the woods southwest of Matavun. It contains the remains of Slovene civilians and was discovered in 1982.[3]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Divača municipal site Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Jama na Prevali 2". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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