Naklo, Divača

Naklo
Naklo

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°39′39.24″N 13°59′55.16″E / 45.6609000°N 13.9986556°E / 45.6609000; 13.9986556Coordinates: 45°39′39.24″N 13°59′55.16″E / 45.6609000°N 13.9986556°E / 45.6609000; 13.9986556
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Coastal–Karst
Municipality Divača
Area
 • Total 2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Elevation 388 m (1,273 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 67
[1]

Naklo (pronounced [ˈnaːklɔ]; Italian: Nacla) is a small village in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Mass grave

Naklo is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Preval Cave 2 Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama na Prevali 2)—also known as the Big Preval Cave Mass Grave (Grobišče Velika jama na Prevali) or Fly Cave Mass Grave (Grobišče Mušja jama)—is located on the edge of the woods southwest of Matavun. It contains the remains of Slovene civilians and was discovered in 1982.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Divača municipal site
  3. ↑ Preval Cave 2 Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
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