Kržeti () is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

in the hills southwest of Sodražica in southern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. The entire

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is included in the

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. Together with the villages of Betonovo, Kračali, Janeži, and Petrinci it comprises the community and Parish of

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, also known as Gora.

Mass graves

Kržeti is the site of two known

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associated with the Second World War. The Petrinci Commons 1 Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Petrinjska gmajna 1) lies in the bottom of a sinkhole about south of Petrinci. It contains the remains of between 120 and 150 members of the Russian Liberation Army that fell during an attack on Ribnica. The Petrinci Commons 2 Mass Grave () is located at the edge of the woods next to the first grave. It contains the remains of an undetermined number of civilians.

References

External links

Kržeti on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Sodražica {{Sodražica-geo-stub