Ravni Dol (; german: Ebenthal
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.]) is a small settlement in the hills west of
Ribnica in southern
Slovenia
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. It belongs to the
Municipality of Sodražica
The Municipality of Sodražica (; sl, Občina Sodražica) is a municipality in the Lower Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Sodražica. It is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It border ...
. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Mass graves
Ravni Dol is the site of five known
mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Travna Gora 1–4 mass graves ( sl, Grobišče Travna gora 1–4) are located at four sites west of Ravni Dol, directly south of the Travna Gora Lodge (). The fourth grave is marked by a wooden cross below the road. The first grave is about below this, the second grave another down, and the third grave further. The graves contain the remains of 48 prisoners of war from the prison in
Kočevje murdered by the
Partisan
Partisan may refer to:
Military
* Partisan (weapon), a pole weapon
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
Films
* ''Partisan'' (film), a 2015 Australian film
* ''Hell River'', a 1974 Yugoslavian film also know ...
Šercer Brigade on 2 November 1943 in revenge for the escape of 10 prisoners that killed a guard near
Glažuta. The Big Mountain Deep Cave Mass Grave ()—also known as the Shaft 217/218 Mass Grave () or Krajc Peak Cave Mass Grave ()—is located north of Krajc Peak () and about south of the Travna Gora Lodge. It contains the remains of Slovenes from
Travna Gora.
References
External links
Ravni Dol on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Sodražica
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