Kralji (pronounced [ˈkɾaːlji]; in older sources also Kralje,[2] German: Wertatsch[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Kralji
Kralji Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°32′15.28″N 15°2′8.07″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Kočevje
Area
• Total	3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Elevation	492.4 m (1,615.5 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	12
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Mass grave

Kralji is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Lower Videm Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče pod Vidmom) lies in the woods about 220 meters (720 ft) south of the church in the hamlet of Videm in the neighboring settlement of Knežja Lipa. It contains the remains of unidentified victims.[4]

Church

The local church was a 17th-century pilgrimage church on a hill south of the settlement dedicated to the Prophet Elijah. It was burned down in a fire before the Second World War and was not rebuilt.[5]

References

External links

• Kralji on Geopedia

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