Obrov (; it, Obrovo Santa Maria) is a
village
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in the
Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina
The Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina (; sl, Občina Hrpelje - Kozina) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.Littoral
The littoral zone or nearshore is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely inundated), to coastal areas ...
region of
Slovenia
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.
Name
Obrov was first attested in written sources in 1763–87 as ''Obrova'' and ''Obroa''. The name is derived from the Slovene common noun ''obrov'' 'steep slope between two level areas', referring to a local landscape feature.
Church
The local church is dedicated to the
Annunciation
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and belongs to the
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of
Hrušica.
Mass grave
Obrov is the site of a
mass grave
A mass grave is a grave containing multiple human corpses, which may or may not be identified prior to burial. The United Nations has defined a criminal mass grave as a burial site containing three or more victims of execution, although an exact ...
associated with the Second World War. The Kaser Cave Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Kaserova jama) is located along the road southwest of Obrov and northeast of
Golac
Golac (; it, Golazzo) is a village in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Croatia.
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Koper Diocese
In E ...
. The human remains in the cave are believed to be those of German soldiers and Slovene civilians.
References
External links
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Obrov on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina
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