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For the settlement called Selovec until 1953, see Koroški Selovec. Place in Carinthia, Slovenia
Selovec
Selovec is located in SloveniaSelovecSelovecLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°32′34.4″N 15°2′6.32″E / 46.542889°N 15.0350889°E / 46.542889; 15.0350889
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionCarinthia
Statistical regionCarinthia
MunicipalityDravograd
Area
 • Total7.59 km (2.93 sq mi)
Elevation508 m (1,667 ft)
Population
 • Total501
 • Density66/km (170/sq mi)

Selovec (pronounced [sɛˈlɔːʋəts] or [sɛˈloːʋəts]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills south of Dravograd in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.

Mass graves

Selovec is the site of three known mass graves or unmarked graves associated with the Second World War. The Jeglijenek Meadow Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jeglijenkov travnik) is located in a meadow 50 meters (160 ft) southeast of the house at Selovec no. 16. It is a clearly visible mound containing the remains of two soldiers: a Croatian and a Cossack. The Bricl Mass Grave (Grobišče Bricl) lies in a meadow 50 meters (160 ft) west of the Bricelj farm at Selovec no. 13. It contains the remains of five to 12 Croatian soldiers. The Zdih Woods Grave (Grobišče Zdihov gozd) is located 400 meters (1,300 ft) southwest of the house at Selovec no. 15. It contains the remains of one Croatian soldier.

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Dravograd municipal site
  3. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Jeglijenkov travnik". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Bricl". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Zdihov gozd". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

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Municipality of Dravograd
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