Otiški Vrh (, in older sources also ''Otišni vrh'', ) is a

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in the hills southeast of

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in the

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region in northern

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Geography

The Mislinja River joins the Meža River from the right north of the village of Otiški Vrh, only a couple of hundred meters before the Meža joins the

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History

In 2004, the settlement of Bukovje was administratively separated from Otiški Vrh.

Mass grave

Otiški Vrh is the site of a

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associated with the Second World War. The Bavh Mass Grave () is located below the Bavh farm in the western part of the settlement, northeast of the main road, on the steep edge of a wooded slope by a large pine tree. It contains the remains of unidentified victims.

Church

The

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in the settlement is a

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church dedicated to

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. It is built on a hill known as ''Kronska gora'', high above the Mislinja Valley. It is a

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building with a two-storey entrance facade and a double

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built between 1745 and 1750. A second church to the east of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Oswald. It is a Late Gothic church with 17th-century wall paintings.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference numbers 295 and 3229

References

External links

Otiški Vrh on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Dravograd {{Dravograd-geo-stub