Prigorica (pronounced [pɾiɡɔˈɾiːtsa]; German: Büchelsdorf[2]) is a village immediately north of Dolenja Vas in the Municipality of Ribnica 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] It includes the hamlet of Videm about 800 meters (2,600 ft) east of the village center.

Prigorica
Prigorica Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°42′47.26″N 14°44′38.37″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Ribnica
Area
• Total	3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Elevation	485.2 m (1,591.9 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	456
[1]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Parish of Dolenja Vas. It is an 18th-century church that was rebuilt in 1855 and thoroughly renovated between 2005 and 2008.[4]

History

During the Second World War, a number of civilians from Prigorica were abducted and murdered by the Partisans on July 28, 1942 and buried in the Žiglovica Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama Žiglovica) in Ribnica.[5] The bodies were recovered from the cave in 2016 and were buried in June 2017 at the cemetery in the hamlet of Videm.[6][7] In October 2017, victims from the Konfin Shaft 1 Mass Grave and Konfin Shaft 2 Mass Grave were also buried at the cemetery.[8]

References

External links

• Prigorica on Geopedia
• Media related to Prigorica at Wikimedia Commons

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