Medvedjek (; in older sources also ''Medvešček'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 99. german: Bärnberg) is a settlement east of Veliki Gaber in the

Municipality of Trebnje A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in eastern

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. The area is part of the historical region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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History

Medvedjek - armoured fighting vehicle BOV-3

On 28 June 1991 during the

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tank column came under attack at a truck barricade at Medvedjek. Six truck drivers were killed in an air raid that followed. In 1993 a monument to commemorate the events was unveiled at the site. Medvedjek was a hamlet of Veliki Gaber until 1992, when it was administratively separated and made an independent settlement.

Cultural heritage

The A2 motorway crosses the settlement's territory. When it was being built in the early 1980s an

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and Roman-period

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was uncovered and partially excavated.

References

External links

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Medvedjek on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Trebnje {{Trebnje-geo-stub