Area 11.93 km² Population 334 (2002) | Elevation 681 m Local time Thursday 3:42 PM Municipality Ig | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 36% Humidity | ||
Golo ([ˈɡɔːlɔ], German: Golu) is a village in the hills south of Ig in central Slovenia. The entire Municipality of Ig is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. It includes the hamlets of Gorenje Golo (German: Obergolu) and Dolenje Golo (German: Untergolu).
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Map of 1292 Golo, Slovenia
Church
The local parish church, built outside the settlement to the northeast, is dedicated to Saint Margaret (Slovene: sveta Marjeta) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a Baroque building, dating to the 18th century. A prehistoric Iron Age settlement has also been identified at the site around the church.
Mass grave
Golo is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Golo Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Golo) is located in a sinkole south of the settlement. It contains the remains of a large number of Home Guard prisoners of war that were transported by truck from the prison in Šentvid and murdered here on 26 July 1945.