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Markečica (pronounced [ˈmaːɾkɛtʃitsa], in older sources: Markočica,[2] German: Markusdorf[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the flatlands south of Oplotnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

Markečica
Markečica Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°22′2.27″N 15°26′43.5″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Oplotnica
Area
• Total	1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation	322.1 m (1,056.8 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	118
[1]

Mass grave

Markečica is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Partovec Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Partovec) is located in the woods 850 meters (2,790 ft) north of Pobrež, behind a vacation house at Partovec Pond. It contains the remains of German prisoners of war murdered in May 1945.[4]

Cultural heritage

The Roman road from Celeia to Poetovio led through the area and parts of the embankments are still visible.[5]

References

External links

• Markečica at Geopedia

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