Ples, Bistrica ob Sotli - Slovenia

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Ples (pronounced [ˈpleːs], sometimes Ples ob Sotli[2]) is a settlement in the hills above the right bank of the Sotla River in the Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 it was part of the Savinja Statistical Region.[3]

Ples
Ples Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′29.9″N 15°39′2.9″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Lower Sava
Municipality	Bistrica ob Sotli
Area
• Total	1.32 km² (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation	239.2 m (784.8 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	77
• Density	58/km² (150/sq mi)
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Geography

Ples is a scattered village at the foot and on the slopes of Mount Vina (Slovene: Vina gora, elevation 327 meters or 1,073 feet) between the Sotla River and the road from Bistrica ob Sotli to Podčetrtek. The soil is loamy. Tilled fields are found at the base of Mount Vina, and vineyards are planted on its slopes.[2]

Mass graves

Ples is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Mount Vina 1 and 2 mass graves (Slovene: Grobišče pod hribom Vina gora 1, 2) are located on the southern slope of Mount Vina and contain the remains of about 25 victims. Their nationality and whether they were soldiers or civilians is not known. The first grave is located in a woods[4] and the second grave is in a meadow on somewhat leveled terrain below Holy Cross Church.[5]

Church

The local church is built on a hill known as Mount Vina (Slovene: Vina gora) and is dedicated to the Holy Cross and belongs to the Parish of Sveti Peter pod Svetimi Gorami. It was built in 1607 and the belfry was added in the last quarter of the 19th century.[6]

References

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 379.
Bistrica ob Sotli municipal site
Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče pod hribom Vina gora 1". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče pod hribom Vina gora 2". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 3236

External links

Ples on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli
Settlements	Administrative seat: Bistrica ob Sotli Črešnjevec ob Bistrici Dekmanca Hrastje ob Bistrici Križan Vrh Kunšperk Ples Polje pri Bistrici Srebrnik Trebče Zagaj	Location of the Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli in Slovenia
Landmarks	Bistrica Gorge Holy Mountains Zagaj Parish Church

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На других языках

[de] Ples

Ples (deutsch: Plesdorf) ist ein Dorf und ein Teil der Gemeinde Bistrica ob Sotli in Slowenien. Es liegt in der historischen Region Untersteiermark an der kroatischen Grenze.

- [en] Ples, Bistrica ob Sotli

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