Velike Lipljene
Village
Velike Lipljene is located in Slovenia
Velike Lipljene
Velike Lipljene
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°54′14.58″N 14°38′15.24″E / 45.9040500°N 14.6375667°E / 45.9040500; 14.6375667
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityGrosuplje
Area
 • Total2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Elevation
485.4 m (1,592.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total114
[1]

Velike Lipljene (pronounced [ˈʋeːlikɛ ˈliːpljɛnɛ]; German: Großliplein[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of Grosuplje on the road from Šent Jurij to Turjak. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Cultural heritage

Part of a Roman period burial ground has been discovered near the settlement.[4]

Attractions

Mayor Cave: King Matthias's Throne

Mayor Cave (Županova jama) is located on the northern edge of the settlement's territory. It was discovered by the local mayor, Josip Perme (1874–1940), in 1926.[5] Perme was a member of the Yugoslav Radical Union and Slovene People's Party,[6] both of which were banned by the Communist Party of Yugoslavia after the Second World War. It was opened as a show cave in 1927 and outfitted with electric lights after the Second World War.[7]

The cave was originally known as Županova Permetova jama 'Mayor Perme Cave'.[8][9] The name Taborska jama 'Tabor Cave' was introduced after the Second World War, in 1946.[10] That name is still encountered today,[7] and it is derived from Tabor Hill (493 m), which stands about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) north of the cave.

Mass grave

Velike Lipljene Mass Grave

Velike Lipljene is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Velike Lipljene Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Velike Lipljene) is located on the west side of the village on the slope of Medvejca Hill. It contains the remains of undetermined victims.[11]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 110.
  3. ^ Grosuplje municipal site
  4. ^ "EŠD 11894". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  5. ^ Županova jama. Cave website
  6. ^ "Smrt vrlega narodnega moža". Slovenski dom. No. 86. April 15, 1940. p. 2. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Krušić, Marjan , Peter Skoberne, & Gojko Zupan. 2006. Slovenija, turistični vodnik. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 328.
  8. ^ "Ob 5-letnici odkritja 'Zupanove Permetove jame'". Jugoslovan. No. 112. May 17, 1931. p. 4. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "Županova Permetova jama". Jutro. No. 118. May 23, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "Vsi v 'Taborsko jamo'!". Ljudska pravica. No. 192. August 18, 1946. p. 7. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  11. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Velike Lipljene". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

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Municipality of Grosuplje
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