Polajna (pronounced [pɔˈlaːi̯na]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Zreče in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the main road from Zreče to Vitanje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
Polajna | |
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  Polajna Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′16.18″N 15°20′34.88″E / 46.3711611°N 15.3430222°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Zreče |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 509.7 m (1,672.2 ft) |
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History edit
Polajna was a hamlet of Stranice until 1998, when it was administratively separated and became a village in its own right. Further territorial adjustment was made between Polajna and the village of Mala Gora in 2004.[3]
Mass graves edit
Polajna is the site of two known mass graves from the end of the Second World War. They contain the remains of an unknown number of Croatian soldiers and civilians that were disarmed and then murdered at the end of the war. Most of the victims were murdered in the mine, but a smaller group was murdered at the tailings dump. The Polajna Mine Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče rudnik Polajna), also known as the Hasenbichl Mine Mass Grave (Grobišče Hasenbichlov rudnik), is located on a slope north of the houses at Polajna no. 10. It is an abandoned mine shaft.[4] The Mine Tailings Mass Grave (Grobišče pod rudniško jalovino) is located south of the settlement, 60 meters (200 ft) from the house at Poljana no. 1.[5]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Zreče municipal site
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Polajna.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče rudnik Polajna". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče pod rudniško jalovino". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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