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'''Begunje na Gorenjskem''' ({{IPA-sl|ˈbeːɡunjɛ na ɡɔˈɾeːnskɛm|pron}}; {{lang-de|Vigaun}}<ref name="Leksikon">''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146.</ref>) is a village in the [[Municipality of Radovljica]] in the [[Upper Carniola]] region of [[Slovenia]]. It is known for being the location of the headquarters of the [[Elan (company)|Elan Line]] company.
'''Begunje na Gorenjskem''' ({{IPA|sl|ˈbeːɡunjɛ na ɡɔˈɾeːnskɛm|pron}}; {{langx|de|Vigaun}}<ref name="Leksikon">''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146.</ref>) is a village in the [[Municipality of Radovljica]] in the [[Upper Carniola]] region of [[Slovenia]]. It is known for being the location of the headquarters of the [[Elan (company)|Elan Line]] company.


==Name==
==Name==
Begunje na Gorenjskem was first attested in written sources in 1050 as ''Begûn'' (and in 1063 as ''Uegun''). The name of the settlement is derived from the personal name ''*Běgunъ'', probably as a clipped version of ''*Běgun'e (selo)'' 'Běgunъ's village' (i.e., a neuter singular form) that later shifted to a feminine plural form.<ref>Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 54.</ref> In Slovene, the settlement was originally simply called ''Begunje''<ref name="Leksikon"/><ref name="KLDB">''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 529.</ref> but a modifier was later added to distinguish it from [[Begunje pri Cerknici]]. In older sources, the settlement was sometimes named ''Begunje pri Lescah'' ({{lang-de|Vigaun bei Lees}}),<ref>Killy, Walther, et al. 2000. ''Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie''. Munich: K.G. Saur, p. 1056.</ref><ref>[http://dar-radovljica.si/Posta/Radovljica/Po%C5%A1tni%20%C5%BEigi%20v%20na%C5%A1i%20ob%C4%8Dini.pdf Lavrenčak, Goran. 2015. ''Poštni žigi v naši občini''. Radovljica, p. 4.]</ref> which also corresponded to the parish name.<ref name="KLDB"/>
Begunje na Gorenjskem was first attested in written sources in 1050 as ''Begûn'' and in 1063 as ''Uegun'', among various other spellings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Begunje na Gorenjskem |url=https://topografija.zrc-sazu.si/ |website=Slovenska historična topografija |publisher=ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa |access-date=February 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Snoj">Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 54.</ref> The name of the settlement is derived from the personal name ''*Běgunъ'', probably as a clipped version of ''*Běgun'e (selo)'' 'Běgunъ's village' (i.e., a neuter singular form) that later shifted to a feminine plural form.<ref name="Snoj"/> In Slovene, the settlement was originally simply called ''Begunje''<ref name="Leksikon"/><ref name="KLDB">''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 529.</ref> but the modifier ''na Gorenjskem'' 'in Upper Carniola' was later added to distinguish it from [[Begunje pri Cerknici]] (literally, 'Begunje near [[Cerknica]]'). In older sources, the settlement was sometimes named ''Begunje pri Lescah'' ({{langx|de|Vigaun bei Lees}})—that is, 'Begunje near [[Lesce]]',<ref>Killy, Walther, et al. 2000. ''Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie''. Munich: K.G. Saur, p. 1056.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dar-radovljica.si/Posta/Radovljica/Po%C5%A1tni%20%C5%BEigi%20v%20na%C5%A1i%20ob%C4%8Dini.pdf |title=Lavrenčak, Goran. 2015. ''Poštni žigi v naši občini''. Radovljica, p. 4. |access-date=2017-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204174131/http://dar-radovljica.si/Posta/Radovljica/Po%C5%A1tni%20%C5%BEigi%20v%20na%C5%A1i%20ob%C4%8Dini.pdf |archive-date=2017-02-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which also corresponded to the parish name.<ref name="KLDB"/>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Grad Kamen-Valvasor.jpg|thumb|left|''Stain'', engraving by [[Johann Weikhard von Valvasor]], 1689]]
[[File:Grad Kamen-Valvasor.jpg|thumb|left|''Stain'', engraving by [[Johann Weikhard von Valvasor]], 1689]]
The ruins of 12th-century Kamen (German: ''Stein'' or ''Stain'') Castle are just outside the village in the Draga Valley. First documented in 1185, it appeared as ''Castrum Lapis'' in 1263 and ''Stain'' in 1350, when it passed into the [[March of Carniola|Carniolan]] possessions of the [[Counts of Ortenburg]]. The castle played a vital role in protecting the comital lands in the [[Bohinj]] and [[Upper Sava Valley]]. When the Ortenburgs became extinct in 1418, it passed to Count [[Hermann II, Count of Celje|Hermann II of Celje]] and was inherited by the Austrian [[House of Habsburg]] in 1456. The 15th-century [[Kacenštajn Castle]], rebuilt in the late 17th century, stands in the centre of the village.
The ruins of 12th-century Kamen (German: ''Stein'' or ''Stain'') Castle are just outside the village in the Draga Valley. First documented in 1185, it appeared as ''Castrum Lapis'' in 1263 and ''Stain'' in 1350, when it passed into the [[March of Carniola|Carniolan]] possessions of the [[Counts of Ortenburg]]. The castle played a vital role in protecting the comital lands in the [[Bohinj]] and [[Upper Sava Valley]]. When the Ortenburgs became extinct in 1418, it passed to Count [[Hermann II, Count of Celje|Hermann II of Celje]] and was inherited by the Austrian [[House of Habsburg]] in 1456.

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Fifteenth-century [[Kacenštajn Castle]], rebuilt in the late 17th century, stands in the centre of the village. The castle was used as women's prison in the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]], and it was seized as Upper Carniolan headquarters of the Nazi German [[Gestapo]] during the war. After the war, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in the village.<ref>Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.</ref> A memorial and a museum dedicated to the victims were set up in part of the building, which today houses a [[psychiatric hospital]] accepting patients from all over the Upper Carniola region.


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The castle was used as women's prison in the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]], and it was seized as Upper Carniolan headquarters of the Nazi German [[Gestapo]] during the war. After the war, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in the village.<ref>Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.</ref> A memorial and a museum dedicated to the victims were set up in part of the building, which today houses a [[psychiatric hospital]] accepting patients from all over the Upper Carniola region.
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Begunje na Gorenjskem is the site of several mass graves from during and after the [[Second World War]]. During the war, the Germans held 12,134 hostages at Kamen Castle; 1,282 inmates were killed, and others were deported to [[Nazi concentration camps]] such as [[Mauthausen concentration camp|Mauthausen]]. Mass graves of tortured and shot Slovenes are located in the castle park<ref>[http://www.geopedia.si/#T105_F14705:367_x438906.25_y137447_s18_b2 Grobišče ustreljenih talcev, Partizan monuments, Geopedia]</ref> and in the Draga Valley {{convert|1.6|km|sp=us}} to the east.<ref>[http://www.geopedia.si/#T105_F14705:90_x440226.922_y138093.25_s16_b2 Grobišče talcev v Dragi, Partizanski spomeniki, Geopedia]</ref>
Begunje na Gorenjskem is the site of several mass graves from during and after the [[Second World War]]. During the war, the Germans held 11,477 hostages at Kacenštajn Castle; 849 inmates were killed,<ref>[https://www.gorenjski-muzej.si/begunjske-knjige-na-spletu/ Begunjske knjige na spletu. Gorenjski muzej.]</ref> and 5183 were deported to [[Nazi concentration camps]] such as [[Mauthausen concentration camp|Mauthausen]].<ref>''Po poti spominov''. Radovljica: Občina, 1990, p. 45.</ref> Mass graves of tortured and shot Slovenes are located in the castle park<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:367_x1580848.2550020698_y5841184.37729878_s15_b362 Grobišče ustreljenih talcev, Partizan monuments, Geopedia.]</ref> and in the Draga Valley {{convert|1.6|km|sp=us}} to the east.<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:90_x1582750.0370256514_y5842141.646962732_s15_b362 Grobišče talcev v Dragi, Partizanski spomeniki, Geopedia.]</ref>

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Immediately after the Second World War, six known [[Mass graves in Slovenia|mass graves]] were created as a result of executions by the communists. The Krpin Gravel Pit 1 and 2 mass graves ({{langx|sl|Grobišče peskokop Krpin 1, 2}}) are located north of the settlement; the first is in the bushes a few meters above the paved road, between a gravel pit and a dirt road, and the second is a few dozen meters higher, on a slope to the left of the path. The graves contain the remains of at least 20 [[Russian Liberation Army]] prisoners of war and civilians that were murdered at the end of June or beginning of July 1945.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grobišče peskokop Krpin 1 |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:121_x1580832.1840612777_y5842327.401389366_s15_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=October 16, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grobišče peskokop Krpin 2 |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:122_x1580786.3285930827_y5842383.140753865_s15_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=October 16, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}}</ref> The Krpin Ski Slope 1–3 mass graves ({{lang|sl|Grobišče smučišče Krpin 1–3}}) are located north of the settlement; the first and second are in a picnic area behind a shed, and the third is on level ground behind the ski slope. The graves contain the remains of Russian Liberation Army prisoners of war and civilians murdered at two locations in the nearby gravel pit.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grobišče smučišče Krpin 1 |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:123_x1580930.4523249026_y5841879.858725833_s15_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=October 16, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grobišče smučišče Krpin 2 |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:124_x1580918.300138943_y5841951.728938561_s15_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=October 16, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grobišče smučišče Krpin 3 |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:125_x1580935.1887788859_y5841787.527104359_s15_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=October 16, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}}</ref> The Mazevec Crevasse Mass Grave ({{lang|sl|Grobišče Mazevčev pruh}}) is located north of Kamen Castle, on the edge of a quarry below a large spruce tree, and is 10 m long. It contains the remains of German prisoners of war from Begunje and probably also civilian victims murdered on May 29, 1945.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grobišče Mazevčev pruh |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:126_x1582540.7630704097_y5842745.756661469_s15_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=October 16, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}}</ref>
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==Church==
[[File:Begunje na Gorenjskem Slovenia - church.jpg|thumb|200px|Saint Ulrich's Church]]
The parish church in Begunje na Gorenjskem is dedicated to Saint [[Ulrich of Augsburg|Ulrich]]. It is a Baroque structure that was built from 1740 to 1743. It has a cupola vault, a bell tower centered with the front side of the church, and furnishings created by Leopold Layer (1752–1828) and Janez Vurnik (1849–1911). The interior was painted by Matija Bradaška (1852–1915) in 1894 and 1897. The side altar dedicated to the Virgin Mary was taken from Kacenštajn Castle.<ref>{{cite web |title= Begunje na Gorenjskem – Cerkev sv. Urha |url=http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=1609 |website=Register kulturne dediščine |publisher=Slovenian Ministry of Culture}}</ref>


==Cultural heritage==
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Immediately after the Second World War, six known [[Mass graves in Slovenia|mass graves]] were created as a result of executions by the communists. The Krpin Gravel Pit 1 and 2 mass graves ({{lang-sl|Grobišče peskokop Krpin 1, 2}}) are located north of the settlement; the first is in the bushes a few meters above the paved road, between a gravel pit and a dirt road, and the second is a few dozen meters higher, on a slope to the left of the path. The graves contain the remains of at least 20 [[Russian Liberation Army]] prisoners of war and civilians that were murdered at the end of June or beginning of July 1945.<ref>[http://www.geopedia.si/?params=T105_L7387_F200#T105_F7387:121_x438903.101573641_y138234.38085384_s15_b4 Krpin Gravel Pit 1 Mass Grave on Geopedia] {{sl icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.geopedia.si/?params=T105_L7387_F200#T105_F7387:122_x438871.805453042_y138273.089213528_s15_b44 Krpin Gravel Pit 2 Mass Grave on Geopedia] {{sl icon}}</ref> The Krpin Ski Slope 1–3 mass graves ({{lang|sl|Grobišče smučišče Krpin 1–3}}) are located north of the settlement; the first and second are in a picnic area behind a shed, and the third is on level ground behind the ski slope. The graves contain the remains of Russian Liberation Army prisoners of war and civilians murdered at two locations in the nearby gravel pit.<ref>[http://www.geopedia.si/?params=T105_L7387_F200#T105_F7387:123_x438967.896667074_y137925.455034944_s15_b4 Krpin Ski Slope 1 Mass Grave on Geopedia] {{sl icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.geopedia.si/?params=T105_L7387_F200#T105_F7387:124_x438959.99806059_y137975.040731202_s15_b4 Krpin Ski Slope 2 Mass Grave on Geopedia] {{sl icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.geopedia.si/?params=T105_L7387_F200#T105_F7387:125_x438970.529535902_y137861.827371605_s15_b4 Krpin Ski Slope 3 Mass Grave on Geopedia] {{sl icon}}</ref> The Mazevec Crevasse Mass Grave ({{lang|sl|Grobišče Mazevčev pruh}}) is located north of Kamen Castle, on the edge of a quarry below a large spruce tree, and is 10 m long. It contains the remains of German prisoners of war from Begunje and probably also civilian victims murdered on 29 May 1945.<ref>[http://www.geopedia.si/?params=T105_L7387_F200#T105_F7387:126_x440086.461693556_y138510.725779287_s15_b4 Mazevec Crevasse Mass Grave on Geopedia] {{sl icon}}</ref>
A number of plaques and monuments memorialize the Partisan resistance and victims during the Second World War in Begunje:
* Plaque to 46 local victims of the Second World War<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:2111_x1581187.4564064348_y5840580.634072869_s15_b362 Žrtve druge svetovne vojne, Begunje]. Geopedia.</ref>
* Monument to six hostages shot on August 20, 1941<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:2111_x1581187.4564064348_y5840580.634072869_s15_b362 Šestim ustreljenim zapornikom v Begunjah]. Geopedia.</ref>
* Monument to Rudolf Gašperin, shot on May 7, 1944<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:88_x1581626.137535937_y5841033.962232463_s15_b362 Begunje – na vasi]. Geopedia.</ref>
* Monument to 20 hostages shot on July 7, 1943<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:87_x1582332.6077590783_y5841342.943440935_s15_b362 Begunje, pod cesto proti Tržiču]. Geopedia.</ref>
* Monument to 13 Partisans killed in the battle on January 27–28, 1945<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:2115_x1582713.8477599358_y5841641.495459222_s15_b362 Padli v noči 27.--28. 1. 1945]. Geopedia.</ref>
* Monument to the Partisan courier Štefan Erman, killed on November 7, 1944<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:1547_x1582768.47970243_y5841752.013628074_s15_b362 Štefan Erman]. Geopedia.</ref>
* Bronze sculpture of a hostage at the graveyard of 188 executed hostages<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:90_x1582750.0370256514_y5842141.646962732_s15_b362 Grobišče v Dragi]. Geopedia.</ref>
* Reorganization of the Kokra Detachment in Draga, August 24, 1944<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:1545_x1582679.7488114643_y5842416.476307416_s15_b362 Obnovitev Kokrškega odreda v Dragi]. Geopedia.</ref>
* Bronze sculpture of a chained hostage in Kacenštajn Castle<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:1445_x1580912.0022113868_y5840976.763144879_s15_b362 Kip vklenjenega zapornika, Begunje]. Geopedia.</ref>
* Metal sculpture to the Sinti Romani victims of Nazi genocide<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:1446_x1580804.752916925_y5840993.100316354_s15_b362 Sintom, Begunje]. Geopedia.</ref>
* The bell that announced the liberation of the prisoners on May 4, 1945<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:2116_x1580879.2236754685_y5840998.5710766595_s15_b362 Zvon, Begunje]. Geopedia.</ref>
* Memorial park to the 457 buried hostages, with stone and bronze sculptures<ref>[https://www.geopedia.world/?locale=sl#T281_L2518_F2518:367_x1580848.2550020698_y5841184.37729878_s14_b362 Spominski park internirancem, Begunje na Gorenjskem]. Geopedia.</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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== External links ==
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*[https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:907_x1583222.638269505_y5842943.640447826_s14_b2345 Begunje na Gorenjskem on Geopedia]
*{{Find a Grave cemetery|2584137|Begunje na Gorenjskem cemetery}}
*[http://www.radovljica.si Radovljica municipal site]
*[http://www.radovljica.si Radovljica municipal site]


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"Begunje" redirects here. For the village in Inner Carniola, see Begunje pri Cerknici.
Begunje na Gorenjskem
Begunje na Gorenjskem is located in Slovenia
Begunje na Gorenjskem
Begunje na Gorenjskem
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°22′34.94″N 14°12′4.34″E / 46.3763722°N 14.2012056°E / 46.3763722; 14.2012056
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityRadovljica
Area
 • Total
18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Elevation
577.6 m (1,895.0 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
1,014
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Begunje na Gorenjskem (pronounced [ˈbeːɡunjɛ na ɡɔˈɾeːnskɛm]; German: Vigaun[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is known for being the location of the headquarters of the Elan Line company.

Name

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Begunje na Gorenjskem was first attested in written sources in 1050 as Begûn and in 1063 as Uegun, among various other spellings.[3][4] The name of the settlement is derived from the personal name *Běgunъ, probably as a clipped version of *Běgun'e (selo) 'Běgunъ's village' (i.e., a neuter singular form) that later shifted to a feminine plural form.[4] In Slovene, the settlement was originally simply called Begunje[2][5] but the modifier na Gorenjskem 'in Upper Carniola' was later added to distinguish it from Begunje pri Cerknici (literally, 'Begunje near Cerknica'). In older sources, the settlement was sometimes named Begunje pri Lescah (German: Vigaun bei Lees)—that is, 'Begunje near Lesce',[6][7] which also corresponded to the parish name.[5]

History

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Stain, engraving by Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, 1689

The ruins of 12th-century Kamen (German: Stein or Stain) Castle are just outside the village in the Draga Valley. First documented in 1185, it appeared as Castrum Lapis in 1263 and Stain in 1350, when it passed into the Carniolan possessions of the Counts of Ortenburg. The castle played a vital role in protecting the comital lands in the Bohinj and Upper Sava Valley. When the Ortenburgs became extinct in 1418, it passed to Count Hermann II of Celje and was inherited by the Austrian House of Habsburg in 1456.

Fifteenth-century Kacenštajn Castle, rebuilt in the late 17th century, stands in the centre of the village. The castle was used as women's prison in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and it was seized as Upper Carniolan headquarters of the Nazi German Gestapo during the war. After the war, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in the village.[8] A memorial and a museum dedicated to the victims were set up in part of the building, which today houses a psychiatric hospital accepting patients from all over the Upper Carniola region.

Mass graves

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Mass Grave in the Draga Valley
Mass grave in Begunje Castle park
List of inmates in Begunje Gestapo prison

Begunje na Gorenjskem is the site of several mass graves from during and after the Second World War. During the war, the Germans held 11,477 hostages at Kacenštajn Castle; 849 inmates were killed,[9] and 5183 were deported to Nazi concentration camps such as Mauthausen.[10] Mass graves of tortured and shot Slovenes are located in the castle park[11] and in the Draga Valley 1.6 kilometers (0.99 mi) to the east.[12]

Krpin Ski Slope 1 Mass Grave
Krpin Ski Slope 3 Mass Grave
Unmarked postwar mass graves

Immediately after the Second World War, six known mass graves were created as a result of executions by the communists. The Krpin Gravel Pit 1 and 2 mass graves (Slovene: Grobišče peskokop Krpin 1, 2) are located north of the settlement; the first is in the bushes a few meters above the paved road, between a gravel pit and a dirt road, and the second is a few dozen meters higher, on a slope to the left of the path. The graves contain the remains of at least 20 Russian Liberation Army prisoners of war and civilians that were murdered at the end of June or beginning of July 1945.[13][14] The Krpin Ski Slope 1–3 mass graves (Grobišče smučišče Krpin 1–3) are located north of the settlement; the first and second are in a picnic area behind a shed, and the third is on level ground behind the ski slope. The graves contain the remains of Russian Liberation Army prisoners of war and civilians murdered at two locations in the nearby gravel pit.[15][16][17] The Mazevec Crevasse Mass Grave (Grobišče Mazevčev pruh) is located north of Kamen Castle, on the edge of a quarry below a large spruce tree, and is 10 m long. It contains the remains of German prisoners of war from Begunje and probably also civilian victims murdered on May 29, 1945.[18]

Church

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Saint Ulrich's Church

The parish church in Begunje na Gorenjskem is dedicated to Saint Ulrich. It is a Baroque structure that was built from 1740 to 1743. It has a cupola vault, a bell tower centered with the front side of the church, and furnishings created by Leopold Layer (1752–1828) and Janez Vurnik (1849–1911). The interior was painted by Matija Bradaška (1852–1915) in 1894 and 1897. The side altar dedicated to the Virgin Mary was taken from Kacenštajn Castle.[19]

Cultural heritage

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A number of plaques and monuments memorialize the Partisan resistance and victims during the Second World War in Begunje:

  • Plaque to 46 local victims of the Second World War[20]
  • Monument to six hostages shot on August 20, 1941[21]
  • Monument to Rudolf Gašperin, shot on May 7, 1944[22]
  • Monument to 20 hostages shot on July 7, 1943[23]
  • Monument to 13 Partisans killed in the battle on January 27–28, 1945[24]
  • Monument to the Partisan courier Štefan Erman, killed on November 7, 1944[25]
  • Bronze sculpture of a hostage at the graveyard of 188 executed hostages[26]
  • Reorganization of the Kokra Detachment in Draga, August 24, 1944[27]
  • Bronze sculpture of a chained hostage in Kacenštajn Castle[28]
  • Metal sculpture to the Sinti Romani victims of Nazi genocide[29]
  • The bell that announced the liberation of the prisoners on May 4, 1945[30]
  • Memorial park to the 457 buried hostages, with stone and bronze sculptures[31]

Notable people

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Notable people that were born or lived in Begunje na Gorenjskem include:

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  • Katzenstein mansion
    Katzenstein mansion
  • Katzenstein mansion
    Katzenstein mansion
  • Kamen Castle
    Kamen Castle

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146.
  3. ^ "Begunje na Gorenjskem". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 54.
  5. ^ a b Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 529.
  6. ^ Killy, Walther, et al. 2000. Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie. Munich: K.G. Saur, p. 1056.
  7. ^ "Lavrenčak, Goran. 2015. Poštni žigi v naši občini. Radovljica, p. 4" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  8. ^ Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.
  9. ^ Begunjske knjige na spletu. Gorenjski muzej.
  10. ^ Po poti spominov. Radovljica: Občina, 1990, p. 45.
  11. ^ Grobišče ustreljenih talcev, Partizan monuments, Geopedia.
  12. ^ Grobišče talcev v Dragi, Partizanski spomeniki, Geopedia.
  13. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče peskokop Krpin 1". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  14. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče peskokop Krpin 2". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  15. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče smučišče Krpin 1". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  16. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče smučišče Krpin 2". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  17. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče smučišče Krpin 3". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  18. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Mazevčev pruh". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  19. ^ "Begunje na Gorenjskem – Cerkev sv. Urha". Register kulturne dediščine. Slovenian Ministry of Culture.
  20. ^ Žrtve druge svetovne vojne, Begunje. Geopedia.
  21. ^ Šestim ustreljenim zapornikom v Begunjah. Geopedia.
  22. ^ Begunje – na vasi. Geopedia.
  23. ^ Begunje, pod cesto proti Tržiču. Geopedia.
  24. ^ Padli v noči 27.--28. 1. 1945. Geopedia.
  25. ^ Štefan Erman. Geopedia.
  26. ^ Grobišče v Dragi. Geopedia.
  27. ^ Obnovitev Kokrškega odreda v Dragi. Geopedia.
  28. ^ Kip vklenjenega zapornika, Begunje. Geopedia.
  29. ^ Sintom, Begunje. Geopedia.
  30. ^ Zvon, Begunje. Geopedia.
  31. ^ Spominski park internirancem, Begunje na Gorenjskem. Geopedia.
  32. ^ a b c Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 277.
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