Obrežje () is a settlement in the
Municipality of Radeče
The Municipality of Radeče (; ) is a municipality in central Slovenia
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in central
Slovenia
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. It lies on the left bank of the
Sava River
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and is thus part of the traditional region of
Lower Styria
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, rather than
Lower Carniola
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, where the rest of the municipality on the opposite bank of the river belongs. The entire municipality is now included in the
Lower Sava Statistical Region
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; until January 2014 it was part of the
Savinja Statistical Region
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.
History
Obrežje was formerly part of the neighboring settlement of
Obrežje pri Zidanem Mostu
Obrežje pri Zidanem Mostu () is a settlement in the Municipality of Laško in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Savinja River, close to its confluence with the Sava, opposite Zidani Most. The area is part of the traditional regio ...
in the
Municipality of Laško
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...
. In 1994, part of that settlement was split off to become the separate settlement of Obrežje in the Municipality of Radeče.
Mass grave
Obrežje is the site of a
mass grave
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associated with the Second World War. The Bunker Mass Grave () is located in a concrete-sealed
bunker
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on a slope above the house at Obrežje no. 60. The bunker is long and the entrance is now covered by soil. It contains the remains of an unknown number of
Montenegrin Chetnik
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soldiers.
References
External links
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Obrežje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Radeče
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