Kočna, Jesenice

46°24′53″N 14°4′49″E / 46.41472°N 14.08028°E / 46.41472; 14.08028Country SloveniaTraditional regionUpper CarniolaStatistical regionUpper CarniolaMunicipalityJeseniceElevation669 m (2,195 ft)Population • Total209^[1]

Kočna (pronounced [ˈkoːtʃna]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Kočna is a relatively common toponym in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun kočna 'cirque' and originally refers to a local geographical feature.^[2]

Mass grave

Kočna is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Kočna Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Kočna), also known as the Poljane nad Jesenicami Mass Grave (Grobišče Poljane nad Jesenicami), is located southeast of the settlement, a few dozen meters from a dirt road. It is a visibly sunken area measuring 4 by 1.5 meters (13.1 ft × 4.9 ft) and it contains the remains of up to 40 German prisoners of war murdered on 7 or 10 May 1945. One of the intended victims was able to escape.^[3]

Cultural heritage

Excavations in 1982 at the Jamnik Rock Shelter (Slovene: Jamnikov spodmol) east of the settlement revealed artifacts from the Mesolithic era. The finds included a bone harpoon blade.^[4]

References

External links

• Kočna on Geopedia