Sekirišče (; in older sources also ''Sekiršče''''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 44.) is a small settlement north of the road that leads from Rob to

Krvava Peč Krvava Peč (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 44.) is a village in the hills west of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia. The entire ...

in the

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in central

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. The municipality is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Name

The settlement was first attested in written sources in 1484 as ''Szekiritza'', and in 1485 as ''Szekiricza''. The name ''Sekirišče'' is derived from the Slavic nickname ''Sěkyra'' (related also to the place names '' Sekirn'' in

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, ''

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'' in the

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, etc.). The name is unlikely to refer to a place cleared by an ax (), as sometimes suggested.

Mass grave

Sekirišče is the site of a

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associated with the Second World War. The Pavlin Shaft Mass Grave (), also known as the Repičnik Shaft Mass Grave (), is located northeast of Krvava Peč on the south slope of Mount Repičnik. It contains the remains of unidentified victims.

References

External links

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Sekirišče on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Velike Lašče {{VelikeLasce-geo-stub