Kočna, Jesenice
Name
Kočna is a relatively common toponym in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun kočna 'cirque' and originally refers to a local geographical feature.
Mass grave
Kočna is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Kočna Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Kočna), also known as the Poljane nad Jesenicami Mass Grave (Grobišče Poljane nad Jesenicami), is located southeast of the settlement, a few dozen meters from a dirt road. It is a visibly sunken area measuring 4 by 1.5 meters (13.1 ft × 4.9 ft) and it contains the remains of up to 40 German prisoners of war murdered on 7 or 10 May 1945. One of the intended victims was able to escape.
Cultural heritage
Excavations in 1982 at the Jamnik Rock Shelter (Slovene: Jamnikov spodmol) east of the settlement revealed artifacts from the Mesolithic era. The finds included a bone harpoon blade.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 193–194.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Kočna". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Jamnik, Pavel. 1998. "Potek raziskovanja Jamnikovega spodmola na Kočni nad Jesenicami in rezultati sondiranj v okoliških jamah." Arheološki vestnik 49: 17–30.
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