Elevation 413 m Local time Monday 7:00 AM | Area 3.58 km² Population 344 (2002) | |
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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.
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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(Text) CC BY-SA