Slope, Hrpelje-Kozina

Slope (pronounced [ˈsloːpɛ]) is a village east of Hrpelje in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Croatia.[2]

Slope
Slope
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°36′47.84″N 13°59′15.28″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityHrpelje-Kozina
Area
 • Total4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation
620.8 m (2,036.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total69
[1]

Church

The local church is dedicated to the Feast of the Cross and belongs to the Parish of Brezovica.[3]

Mass grave

Slope is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Kotar Enclosure Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama pod Kotarjevo ogrado) is located in a woods northeast of Tublje pri Hrpeljah. It contains the remains of 15 to 17 people, probably German soldiers and Slovene civilians.[4]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Hrpelje-Kozina municipal site Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Jama pod Kotarjevo ogrado". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 2, 2020.


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