Žlebič (pronounced [ʒlɛˈbitʃ]; ‹See Tfd›German: Schlebitsch[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The railway line from Ljubljana to Kočevje runs through the settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Žlebič | |
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Coordinates: 45°45′57.61″N 14°41′35.15″E / 45.7660028°N 14.6930972°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
Municipality | Ribnica |
Area | |
• Total | 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
Elevation | 512 m (1,680 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 236 |
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History
editDuring the Second World War, a number of civilians from Žlebič were murdered on 28 July 1942 and buried in the Žiglovica Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama Žiglovica) in Ribnica.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.
- ^ Ribnica municipal site
- ^ Žiglovica Cave Mass Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
External links
edit- Media related to Žlebič at Wikimedia Commons
- Žlebič on Geopedia