Graben (pronounced [ˈɡɾaːbən]) is a small settlement 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.[2]
Graben | |
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  Graben Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′56.47″N 14°39′6.22″E / 45.7823528°N 14.6517278°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Ribnica |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 742.3 m (2,435.4 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 17 |
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After the Second World War, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in Graben.[3]
A small roadside chapel-shrine in the southern outskirts of the settlement is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and was built in the second half of the 19th century.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Ribnica municipal site
- ^ Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 14765
External links
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Media related to Graben at Wikimedia Commons- Graben on Geopedia
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