Otiški Vrh (pronounced [ɔˈtiːʃki ˈʋəɾx], in older sources also Otišni vrh,[2] German: Ottischnigberg[2]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills southeast of Dravograd in the Styria region in northern Slovenia.

Otiški Vrh
Otiški Vrh Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°34′18.69″N 15°2′5.45″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Carinthia
Municipality	Dravograd
Area
• Total	11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Elevation	345.7 m (1,134.2 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	896
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
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Geography

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The Mislinja River joins the Meža River from the right north of the village of Otiški Vrh, only a couple of hundred meters before the Meža joins the Drava River.

History

In 2004, the settlement of Bukovje was administratively separated from Otiški Vrh.[3]

Mass grave

Otiški Vrh is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Bavh Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Pod Bavhom) is located below the Bavh farm in the western part of the settlement, 300 meters (980 ft) northeast of the main road, on the steep edge of a wooded slope by a large pine tree. It contains the remains of unidentified victims.[4]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is a pilgrimage church dedicated to Saint Peter. It is built on a hill known as Kronska gora, high above the Mislinja Valley. It is a Baroque building with a two-storey entrance facade and a double belfry built between 1745 and 1750. A second church to the east of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Oswald. It is a Late Gothic church with 17th-century wall paintings.[5]

References

External links

• Otiški Vrh on Geopedia

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