Pečje () is a settlement in the

Municipality of Sevnica The Municipality of Sevnica ( sl, Občina Sevnica) is a municipality along the Sava and the Mirna Rivers in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Sevnica. Today it is part of the Lower Sava Statistical Region. It is th ...

in central

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. It lies just east of Sevnica above the left bank of the

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The area is part of the historical region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

Lower Sava Statistical Region The Lower Sava Statistical Region ( sl, Posavska statistična regija; until December 31, 2014 ) is a statistical region in Slovenia. It has good traffic accessibility and is located in the Sava and Krka Valleys, with hilly areas with vineyards and ...

Mass graves

Pečje is the site of two known

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associated with the Second World War. The Lončarjev Dol 1 and 2 mass graves ( sl, Grobišče Lončarjev dol 1, 2) are located southeast of the settlement, south of the neighboring village of Lončarjev Dol. The first grave lies in a meadow on the edge of the woods west of the house at Pečje no. 32 and contains the remains of 20 to 30 Ustaša soldiers. The second grave is on the edge of a copse on the east side of the road.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to Saint Margaret ( sl, sveta Marjeta) and belongs to the Parish of Sevnica. It was originally a

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building that was heavily rebuilt and restyled in the

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in the 17th century and again in the 19th century.

References

External links

Pečje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Sevnica {{Sevnica-geo-stub