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Zafara () is a settlement on the eastern outskirts of
Žužemberk Žužemberk (; ), is a town located southeast of the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. It is the seat of the Municipality of Žužemberk. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast ...
in southeastern
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. The area is part of the historical region of
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. The
Municipality of Žužemberk The Municipality of Žužemberk (; ) is a municipality southeast of the capital of Ljubljana in southeastern Slovenia. Its seat is the town of Žužemberk. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now inclu ...
is now included in the
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.


Church of Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus

The Žužemberk
parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
, dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus, is located in Zafara. It was burned down by the
Partisans Partisan(s) or The Partisan(s) may refer to: 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 ...
in 1944 after it had been used by the
Home Guard Home guard is a title given to various military organizations at various times, with the implication of an emergency or reserve force raised for local defense. The term "home guard" was first officially used in the American Civil War, starting ...
. The Home Guard troops had entrenched themselves there on 23 April 1944 together with a group of Germans. The Partisans attached on 2 May in an operation led by Franc Rozman, forcing the Home Guard to withdraw. After this, the Partisans announced that they planned to destroy the church. They filled the church with hay and straw on 3 May and burned it down on 4 May. Dean Karel Gnidovec (1877–1962) managed to save some of the church's statues and paintings by transporting them to a barn at Cvibelj pri Žužemberku, but this was later hit during a bombing raid and the artworks were destroyed. The day after the church was burned, the Partisans dynamited the walls of the church and the parsonage, and burned the roof of the castle in Žužemberk. The church was rebuilt in the late 20th century.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zafara Populated places in the Municipality of Žužemberk