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Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kočna (pronounced [ˈkoːtʃna]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Kočna | |
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Coordinates: 46°24′53″N 14°4′49″E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
Municipality | Jesenice |
Elevation | 669 m (2,195 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 209 |
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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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
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