Grč Vrh () is a dispersed settlement south of Golobinjek in the

Municipality of Mirna Peč The Municipality of Mirna Peč (; sl, Občina Mirna Peč) is a municipality in southeast Slovenia, located in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The seat of the municipality, which was established in 1998, is Mirna Peč. With an estimated ...

in southeastern

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. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Mass grave

Grč Vrh is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Bear Cave Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Medvedova jama) is located south of the settlement, on the north slope of Pogorelec Hill, along the road from Brezova Reber pri Dvoru to

Prečna Prečna (, german: Pretschna) is a settlement northwest of the town of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The loca ...

. It contains the remains of undetermined victims based on human bones found by

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at the site.

References

External links

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Grč Vrh on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Mirna Peč {{MirnaPec-geo-stub