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Lehen na Pohorju (pronounced [ˈlèːxən na ˈpóːxɔɾju]) is a dispersed settlement in the Pohorje Hills in the Municipality of Podvelka in Slovenia.[2]

Lehen na Pohorju
Lehen na Pohorju Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°32′40.47″N 15°19′42.5″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Carinthia
Municipality	Podvelka
Area
• Total	8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi)
Elevation	486.7 m (1,596.8 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	183
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Mass grave

Lehen na Pohorju is the site of a mass grave from the Second World War. The Lehen Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Lehen) is located above the Urbanc farm, at Lehen na Pohorju no. 17. It contains the remains of eight Slovene civilians. They had sought to join a local Partisan unit, but were accused of being spies. The Partisans tortured and then murdered the victims on 4 January 1944, and burned their bodies. The local people collected the remains and buried them in the forest above the house.[3]

References

External links

• Lehen na Pohorju on Geopedia

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