Cerovec Pri Šmarju
Name
Like other settlements that share the common name Cerovec (e.g., Cerovec pri Črešnjevcu, Cerovec pod Bočem, Veliki Cerovec, etc.), the name is derived from the Slovene common noun cer 'Turkey oak' and originally refers to the local vegetation. The name of the settlement was changed from Cerovec to Cerovec pri Šmarju (literally, 'Cerovec near Šmarje') in 1955.
Mass graves
Cerovec pri Šmarju is the site of two mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. They both contain the remains of an unknown number of local Slovene civilians from the Šmarje pri Jelšah area that were murdered after the war. The Kolen Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Kolen jama) is located on the northeast edge of a meadow next to the woods, 290 m north of the road from Šmarje pri Jelšah, near the Mlinarič farm (Kamenik no. 8). The Pond Mass Grave (Grobišče na ribniku) is located in a meadow that was turned into a pond after the war.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ "Šmarje pri Jelšah municipal site". Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 89–90.
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Kolen jama". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče na ribniku". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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