Žvirče | |
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Coordinates: 45°46′58.53″N 14°49′27.06″E / 45.7829250°N 14.8241833°E | |
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Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
Municipality | Žužemberk |
Area | |
• Total | 12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 436.1 m (1,430.8 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 152 |
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Žvirče (pronounced [ˈʒʋiːɾtʃɛ]; German: Schwörz [2]) is a village in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. [3]
Žvirče was burned several times by Italian forces during the Second World War.[ citation needed] The school was burned in a Partisan attack in March 1943, and the village came under German aerial bombardment on 1 March 1944 and six villagers were killed. [4] At the end of 1944, six Partisans were killed and 11 wounded in an engagement with German forces.[ citation needed] On 15 March 1945, the 15th division of the Yugoslav Partisans burned the village and evicted the population. [5] [6] [7]
The former church in Žvirče was dedicated to John the Baptist and was dynamited by the Partisans on 15 March 1945. [8] A new church in Žvirče was built in 1972. [8] It is a chapel of ease dedicated to Maximilian Kolbe. [9]
Žvirče | |
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Coordinates: 45°46′58.53″N 14°49′27.06″E / 45.7829250°N 14.8241833°E | |
Country |
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Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
Municipality | Žužemberk |
Area | |
• Total | 12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 436.1 m (1,430.8 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 152 |
[1] |
Žvirče (pronounced [ˈʒʋiːɾtʃɛ]; German: Schwörz [2]) is a village in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. [3]
Žvirče was burned several times by Italian forces during the Second World War.[ citation needed] The school was burned in a Partisan attack in March 1943, and the village came under German aerial bombardment on 1 March 1944 and six villagers were killed. [4] At the end of 1944, six Partisans were killed and 11 wounded in an engagement with German forces.[ citation needed] On 15 March 1945, the 15th division of the Yugoslav Partisans burned the village and evicted the population. [5] [6] [7]
The former church in Žvirče was dedicated to John the Baptist and was dynamited by the Partisans on 15 March 1945. [8] A new church in Žvirče was built in 1972. [8] It is a chapel of ease dedicated to Maximilian Kolbe. [9]