Bukovska Vas
Place in Carinthia, Slovenia
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Bukovska Vas (pronounced [buˈkoːu̯ska ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Bukovska vas, German: Buchdorf[2][3]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Mislinja River in the Municipality of Dravograd in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.[4] It includes the hamlet of Sveta Jedrt (or Sveta Jedert).[5]
SloveniaBukovska Vas | |
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  Bukovska Vas Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′56.4″N 15°2′59.85″E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Carinthia |
| Statistical region | Carinthia |
| Municipality | Dravograd |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 363 m (1,191 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 355 |
| • Density | 269/km2 (697/sq mi) |
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Name
History
In the 12th century, Bukovska Vas was a possession of St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavant Valley.[9] In the 16th century, the settlement belonged to Püchenstein Castle (Slovene: Puhštanj, Puhenštanj, Pukštanj) and it had 15 farms and a mill along the Mislinja River.[6]
Mass grave
Bukovska Vas is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The House No. 35 Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče pri hiši 35) is located in the woods south of the village. It contains the remains of a number of Croatians murdered in the second half of May 1945.[10][11]
Church
The church in Bukovska Vas is dedicated to Saint Gertrude (Slovene: sveta Jedrt). It was first mentioned in written sources in 1278. It is furnished in the Baroque style and has a late Romanesque rectangular rib-vaulted chancel. A Gothic sculpture of Saint Gertrude dates to circa 1440, and a sculpture of the Lamb of God in a side niche to circa 1300.[5]