Bukovje (;
[''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 17.]) is a
village
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northwest of
Postojna
Postojna (; , ) is a town in the traditional region of Inner Carniola, from Trieste, in southwestern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Postojna. in the
Inner Carniola
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region of
Slovenia
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.
Name
The name ''Bukovje'' and other names like it (e.g., ''
Bukovica Bukovica may refer to:
Croatia
*Bukovica, Dalmatia, a geographical region in Croatia
*Bukovica, Sisak-Moslavina County, a village near Topusko
* Bukovica, Brod-Posavina County, a village near Rešetari
* Nova Bukovica, a village and municipality ...
'', ''
Bukovec'') are derived from the Slovene adjective ''bukov'', from the common noun ''bukev'' '
beech
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'. They refer to the local vegetation. The settlement was known as ''Bukuje'' in German in the past.
History
During the Second World War, the
Partisans
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Military
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
** Francs-tireurs et partisans, communist-led French anti-fascist resistance against Nazi Germany during WWII
** Itali ...
had facilities for preparing and storing food in Bukovje. A Partisan lookout station was located on Čelo Hill near the settlement, and a relay station was located in the nearby Žnidar Shaft (). In October 1943, German forces burned several houses and outbuildings in the settlement. On 20 October 1944, German and
Chetnik
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forces attacked the Partisan Vladimir Gortan Brigade in Bukovje, with the loss of 25 Partisan soldiers and about 100 Axis soldiers.
Mass grave
Bukovje is the site of a
mass grave
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from late in the Second World War. The Martinove Hrastnice Shaft Mass Grave () is located on a hilly slope northwest of the settlement. It contains the remains of at least seven victims, probably German soldiers, killed in January or February 1945.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Bukovje include:
*
Jože Lipovec (1910–?), mountaineer
References
External links
*
Bukovje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Postojna
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