Slope, Hrpelje-Kozina
Place in Littoral, Slovenia
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Slope (pronounced [ˈsloːpɛ]) is a village east of Hrpelje in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Croatia.[2]
Country
Slovenia
SloveniaElevation620.8 m (2,037 ft)
Slope | |
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Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′47.84″N 13°59′15.28″E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
| Municipality | Hrpelje-Kozina |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 620.8 m (2,037 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 69 |
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Church
The local church is dedicated to the Feast of the Cross and belongs to the Parish of Brezovica.[3]
Mass grave
Slope is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Kotar Enclosure Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama pod Kotarjevo ogrado) is located in a woods northeast of Tublje pri Hrpeljah. It contains the remains of 15 to 17 people, probably German soldiers and Slovene civilians.[4]
