Križna Gora
Križna Gora | |
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Location in Slovenia | |
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Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
Municipality | Škofja Loka |
Area | |
• Total | 2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
Elevation | 680.7 m (2,233.3 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 102 |
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Križna Gora (pronounced [ˈkɾiːʒna ˈɡɔːɾa]; German: Kreuzberg[2]) is a small settlement above Visoko in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Mass graves
Križna Gora is the site of a mass grave and an unmarked grave from the Second World War. The Gorge Peak Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Vrh Soteske) lies in a sinkhole in the woods about 500 m south of Holy Cross Church. It contains the remains of a family of four from Kranj that was murdered by the Partisans during the war.[3] The Križna Gora Grave (Grobišče Križna Gora) lies on a steep slope west of the house at Križna Gora no. 22. It contains the remains of a local female civilian that was shot by Partisan political activists.[4]
Church
The local church on a hill above the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Cross and was built around 1500. It contains many well-preserved frescos from 1502 that depict the legends of Saint Ulrich[disambiguation needed], to whom the church was dedicated until 1867, and of Saint Corbinian. Some of the frescos in the nave, dating to around 1530,[5] are believed to be by Jernej of Loka. The hill with the church is a popular destination for short outings by locals.[6]
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Holy Cross Church
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Main altar
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Gothic frescos
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
- ↑ Gorge Peak Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
- ↑ Križna Gora Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
- ↑ Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia 19 May 2000, declaring the church to be a cultural monument of national importance
- ↑ Škofja Loka Tourist Association site
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