Korita na Krasu () is a settlement west of
Kostanjevica na Krasu
Kostanjevica na Krasu (; it, Castagnevizza) is one of the main settlements and the administrative centre of the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Karst Plateau, not ...
in the
Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the
Littoral region of
Slovenia, close to the border with
Italy.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Korita'' to ''Korita na Krasu'' in 1955.
Mass grave
Korita na Krasu is the site of a
mass grave possibly associated with the Second World War. The Korita Cavern Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Kaverna v Koritah) is located on the slope of a shallow valley in the hills about south of the crossroads in the settlement and east of the road to
Sela na Krasu
Sela na Krasu (; it, Sella delle Trincee) is a village in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Italy.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sela'' to ''Sela na Krasu'' in ...
. Although the grave contains human remains, the configuration of the shaft casts doubt on whether it is a concealed grave from the war.
References
External links
Korita na Krasu on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica
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