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Kočna
KočnaLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°24′53″N 14°4′49″E / 46.41472°N 14.08028°E / 46.41472; 14.08028
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Jesenice
Elevation	669 m (2,195 ft)
Population
• Total	209

Kočna (pronounced [ˈkoːtʃna]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Kočna is a relatively common toponym in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun kočna 'cirque' and originally refers to a local geographical feature.

Mass grave

Kočna is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Kočna Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Kočna), also known as the Poljane nad Jesenicami Mass Grave (Grobišče Poljane nad Jesenicami), is located southeast of the settlement, a few dozen meters from a dirt road. It is a visibly sunken area measuring 4 by 1.5 meters (13.1 ft × 4.9 ft) and it contains the remains of up to 40 German prisoners of war murdered on 7 or 10 May 1945. One of the intended victims was able to escape.

Cultural heritage

Excavations in 1982 at the Jamnik Rock Shelter (Slovene: Jamnikov spodmol) east of the settlement revealed artifacts from the Mesolithic era. The finds included a bone harpoon blade.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 193–194.
3. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Kočna". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
4. Jamnik, Pavel. 1998. "Potek raziskovanja Jamnikovega spodmola na Kočni nad Jesenicami in rezultati sondiranj v okoliških jamah." Arheološki vestnik 49: 17–30.

External links

• Kočna on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Jesenice
Settlements	Administrative seat: Jesenice Current Blejska Dobrava Hrušica Javorniški Rovt Kočna Koroška Bela Lipce Planina pod Golico Plavški Rovt Podkočna Potoki Prihodi Slovenski Javornik Former Javornik Murova Plavž Podmežakla Stara Sava
Landmarks	Golica Javornik Falls Jesenice Train Station Karawanks Tunnel (motorway) Karawanks Tunnel (railway) Kos Manor Mežakla Plateau Plavž Memorial Park Podmežakla Hall Pristava House Ruard Manor Upper Sava Museum Vintgar Gorge Workers' Barracks Zois Park
Places of worship	Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Roch's Church Holy Cross Church Jesenice Mosque St. Leonard's Church Sts. Ingenuin and Albuin Church St. Stephen's Church
Notable people	Miha Baloh Helena Blagne Tone Čufar Anton Dežman Tomaž Ertl Jože Gregorčič Miran Hladnik Anže Kopitar Thomas Luckmann Miha Mazzini Vencelj Perko Jaka Torkar Matija Verdnik Andrej Žvan

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