Trnje, Pivka

Trnje
Trnje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°41′11.07″N 14°13′29.74″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Pivka
Area
• Total	39.46 km^2 (15.24 sq mi)
Elevation	534.5 m (1,753.6 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	243
[1]

Trnje (pronounced [ˈtəɾnjɛ], German: Dorn^[2]) is a village east of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.^[3]

Mass graves

Trnje is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Tiček Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Tičkova jama) lies north of the village, in a shallow karst valley on the east side of Lake Petelinje (Petelinjsko jezero). It contains the remains of undetermined victims based on human bones found at the site by spelunkers.^[4] The Shaft 1 by the Muha Enclosure Mass Grave (Grobišče Brezno 1 pri Muhovi ogradi) lies 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) northeast of the village. It was excavated in October 2009, revealing 37 victims and eight German military ID tags. The remains were reburied in December 2009 in Block F of the German military cemetery in Celje.^[5]

Church

Holy Trinity Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Koper Diocese.^[6] It was built in 1895 in the neo-Romanesque style based on plans by the architect Raimund Jeblinger. It stands on a small hill south of the village.^[7]

Recreation

The village offers farm tourism^[8] and a riding school.^[9]

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. 138.
3. Pivka municipal site
4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Tičkova jama". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
5. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Brezno 1 pri Muhovi ogradi". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
6. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
7. "4078: Trnje - Cerkev sv. Trojice" [4078: Trnje – Holy Trinity Church]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
8. Na Meji farm tourism
9. Islandski konji Trnje (in Slovene)

External links

• Media related to Trnje at Wikimedia Commons
• Trnje on Geopedia