Kračali () is a settlement in the hills west of Sodražica in southern

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. It is included in the

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. Traditionally the area around Sodražica was part of

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. Together with the villages of Betonovo,

Janeži Janeži () is a small settlement in the hills west of Sodražica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Together with the villages of ...

Petrinci Petrinci () is a settlement in the hills west of Sodražica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Together with the villages of Beton ...

, and

Kržeti Kržeti () is a village in the hills southwest of Sodražica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The entire Municipality of Sodražica is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Toget ...

it comprises the community and Parish of

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, also known as Gora.

Mass graves

Kračali is the site of two known

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or unmarked graves associated with the Second World War. The Kračali 1 Grave ( sl, Grobišče Kračali 1), also known as the Pasture 1 Grave (), is located north of the road west of the village. It contains the remains of undetermined victims. The Kračali 2 Grave (), also known as the Pasture 2 Grave (), is located south of the first grave. It contained the remains of an unknown person buried under a tree stump and has probably been exhumed.

References

External links

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