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Country
  
Slovenia

Elevation
  
413 m

Local time
  
Monday 7:00 AM

Traditional region
  
Inner Carniola

Area
  
3.58 km²

Population
  
344 (2002)

Topolc

Statistical region
  
Littoral–Inner Carniola

Weather
  
8°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 76% Humidity

Municipality
  
Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica

Topolc ([tɔˈpoːu̯ts]; Italian: Topolza) is a village immediately northwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Contents

Map of 6250 Topolc, Slovenia

Mass grave

Topolc is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Topolc Mill Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče pri topolškem mlinu) is located next to the Reka River, about 200 m west of the main road, and contains the remains of about 80 German soldiers from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945.

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Parish of Ilirska Bistrica.

References

Topolc Wikipedia