Reka () is a settlement in the
Municipality of Laško in eastern
Slovenia
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. It lies in hills east of Laško. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Savinja Statistical Region
The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly com ...
.
Mass grave
Reka is the site of a
mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Reka No. 20 Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče pri domačiji Reka 20) is located southwest of the village center, on a steep slope about southwest of the farm at Reka no. 20. It contains the remains of 14 Croatian civilians that were shot by a
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 ...
unit in May 1945 and buried in the orchard below the farm.
References
External links
Reka on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Laško
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