Grč Vrh () is a

dispersed settlement A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a num ...

south of Golobinjek in the

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in southeastern

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. The area is part of the historical region of

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and is now included in the

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Mass grave

Grč Vrh is the site of a

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associated with the Second World War. The Bear Cave Mass Grave () is located south of the settlement, on the north slope of Pogorelec Hill, along the road from Brezova Reber pri Dvoru to

Prečna Prečna (, ) is a settlement northwest of the town of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The local parish church is ...

. It contains the remains of undetermined victims based on human bones found by

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at the site.

References

External links

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Grč Vrh on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Mirna Peč {{MirnaPec-geo-stub