Sušak, Ilirska Bistrica

Sušak (pronounced [suˈʃaːk]; Italian: Sussa) is a small village in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.[2]

Sušak
Sušak
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°29′13.28″N 14°19′38.81″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
512 m (1,680 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total75
[1]

Mass grave

Sušak is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Hunting Lodge Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče pri lovskem domu) lies about 600 meters (2,000 ft) east of the center of Sušak and about 30 meters (98 ft) from a hunting lodge. It contains the remains of German soldiers from the 97th Corps that were killed at the beginning of May 1945.[3]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Jelšane.[4]

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References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  3. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče pri lovskem domu". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine


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