Begunje na Gorenjskem
Begunje na Gorenjskem | |
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| Country |  Slovenia |
| Municipality | Radovljica |
| Elevation | 1,893 ft (577 m) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 975 |
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Begunje na Gorenjskem is a village in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the location of the headquarters of the Elan Line company. Twelfth-century Kamen Castle stands just outside the village and 15th-century Katzenstein mansion, rebuilt in the late 17th century, in the centre of the village. The mansion house also houses a psychiatric hospital, which mainly accepts patients from the Upper Carniola region.
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.[2]
History
Katzenstein Mansion was used by the Gestapo as a prison in World War II and a museum dedicated to hostages that were victims of the Gestapo is set up in part of the building. After the Second World War, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in the village.[3]
Mass graves
Begunje na Gorenjskem is the site of six known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Krpin Gravel Pit 1 and 2 mass graves (Template:Lang-sl) 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.[4][5] The Krpin Ski Slope 1–3 mass graves (Template:Lang-sl) 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.[6][7][8] The Mazevec Crevasse Mass Grave (Template:Lang-sl) 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.[9]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Begunje na Gorenjskem include:
- Slavko Avsenik (born 1929), composer and musician[10]
- Anton Bonaventura Jeglič (1850–1936), bishop of Ljubljana[10]
- Jakob Prešern (1888–1975), writer[10]
Gallery
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Katzenstein mansion -
Katzenstein mansion -
Kamen Castle
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 54.
- ^ Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.
- ^ Krpin Gravel Pit 1 Mass Grave on Geopedia Template:Sl icon
- ^ Krpin Gravel Pit 2 Mass Grave on Geopedia Template:Sl icon
- ^ Krpin Ski Slope 1 Mass Grave on Geopedia Template:Sl icon
- ^ Krpin Ski Slope 2 Mass Grave on Geopedia Template:Sl icon
- ^ Krpin Ski Slope 3 Mass Grave on Geopedia Template:Sl icon
- ^ Mazevec Crevasse Mass Grave on Geopedia Template:Sl icon
- ^ a b c Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 277.
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