Otiški Vrh

Otiški Vrh (pronounced [ɔˈtiːʃki ˈʋəɾx], in older sources also Otišni vrh,[2] German: Ottischnigberg[2]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills southeast of Dravograd in the Styria region in northern Slovenia.

Otiški Vrh
Otiški Vrh
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°34′18.69″N 15°2′5.45″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionCarinthia
MunicipalityDravograd
Area
 • Total11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Elevation
345.7 m (1,134.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total879
[1]

Geography

The Mislinja River joins the Meža River from the right north of the village of Otiški Vrh, only a couple of hundred meters before the Meža joins the Drava River.

History

In 2004, the settlement of Bukovje was administratively separated from Otiški Vrh.[3]

Mass grave

Otiški Vrh is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Bavh Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Pod Bavhom) is located below the Bavh farm in the western part of the settlement, 300 meters (980 ft) northeast of the main road, on the steep edge of a wooded slope by a large pine tree. It contains the remains of unidentified victims.[4]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is a pilgrimage church dedicated to Saint Peter. It is built on a hill known as Kronska gora, high above the Mislinja Valley. It is a Baroque building with a two-storey entrance facade and a double belfry built between 1745 and 1750. A second church to the east of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Oswald. It is a Late Gothic church with 17th-century wall paintings.[5]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 266.
  3. "Bukovje, Dravograd". Place Names (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Pod Bavhom". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 295 and 3229


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