Rožič Vrh

Rožič Vrh (pronounced [ˈɾoːʒitʃ ˈʋəɾx], in older sources Rožičev verh,[2] German: Roschitschwerch[2]) is a settlement in the hills west of the town of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3] It includes the territory of the abandoned village of Gradec (also known as Zagradec) and Topli Vrh.

Rožič Vrh
Rožič Vrh
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°35′20.92″N 15°8′33.91″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionWhite Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityČrnomelj
Area
 • Total17.56 km2 (6.78 sq mi)
Elevation
310.9 m (1,020.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total38
[1]

Mass graves

Rožič Vrh is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Zagradec Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Zagradec) is located in a sinkhole below a forest trail and hay meadow southeast of Gradec. The grave contains the remains of 61 Roma from Kanižarica that were murdered on 21 July 1942.[4] The Rožič Vrh Mass Grave (Grobišče Rožič Vrh) is located in the forest 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi) west of Rožič Vrh, towards Gradec.[5]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 147.
  3. Črnomelj municipal site
  4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Zagradec". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  5. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Rožič Vrh". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 30, 2020.


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