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Place in Littoral, Slovenia
Slope
Slope is located in SloveniaSlopeSlopeLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°36′47.84″N 13°59′15.28″E / 45.6132889°N 13.9875778°E / 45.6132889; 13.9875778
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityHrpelje-Kozina
Area
 • Total4.95 km (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation620.8 m (2,036.7 ft)
Population
 • Total69

Slope (pronounced [ˈsloːpɛ]) is a village east of Hrpelje in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Croatia.

Church

The local church is dedicated to the Feast of the Cross and belongs to the Parish of Brezovica.

Mass grave

Slope is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Kotar Enclosure Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama pod Kotarjevo ogrado) is located in a woods northeast of Tublje pri Hrpeljah. It contains the remains of 15 to 17 people, probably German soldiers and Slovene civilians.

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Hrpelje-Kozina municipal site Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Jama pod Kotarjevo ogrado". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

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Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina
SettlementsAdministrative seat: Hrpelje The location of the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina
Landmarks
  • Tabor Fortress ruins

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