Country Slovenia Municipality Ilirska Bistrica Area 5.24 km² Population 114 (2002) | Traditional region Inner Carniola Elevation 486 m Local time Friday 8:25 AM | |
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Statistical region Littoral–Inner Carniola Weather 8°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Gornji Zemon ([ˈɡoːɾnji ˈzeːmɔn]; Italian: Zemon di Sopra) is a village southeast of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
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Map of 6250 Gornji Zemon, Slovenia
Mass grave
Gornji Zemon is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Krnice Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Krnice) lies in a meadow in the hills south of the village. It contains the remains of 150 German soldiers from the 97th Corps that were shot at the beginning of May 1945.
Church
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew and belongs to the Parish of Ilirska Bistrica.
References
Gornji Zemon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA