Zapotok, Ig
| Zapotok | |
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  Zapotok Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′34.65″N 14°34′19.83″E / 45.8762917°N 14.5721750°ECoordinates: 45°52′34.65″N 14°34′19.83″E / 45.8762917°N 14.5721750°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Ig |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.53 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 631.6 m (2,072.2 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 116 |
| [1] | |
Zapotok (pronounced [zaˈpɔːtɔk]) is a village in the hills south of Ig in central Slovenia. The entire Municipality of Ig is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
Mass grave
Zapotok is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Zapotok Narrow Shaft Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Ozko brezno pri Zapotoku), also known as the Viper Cave Mass Grave (Grobišče Gadova jama), is located on the wooded slope of a steep valley 10 m south of the road between Zapotok and Četež pri Turjaku. It contains the remains of unknown victims.[3]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Ig municipal site
- ↑ Zapotok Narrow Shaft Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
External links
| Settlements | Administrative centre: Ig
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