Selo pri Pancah (; in older sources also ''Sela pri Pancih'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 108. german: Sela bei Pance) is a small settlement in the

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in central

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. It lies in the hills southeast of the capital

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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Mass graves

Selo pri Pancah is the site of 11 known

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associated with the Second World War. They contain the remains of Slovene civilians that were accused of spying and were murdered by the Partisans in spring 1942. The Vodice 1–10 mass graves ( sl, Grobišče Vodice 1–10) are located in the woods northeast of the village. The Cirje 1 Mass Grave (), also known as Miha's Hill Mass Grave (), is located on the slope of Miha's Hill () on the left bank of the Pance River ().

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External links

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Selo pri Pancah on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Ljubljana Sostro District {{ljubljana-geo-stub