Žvirče
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SloveniaŽvirče | |
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  Žvirče Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′58.53″N 14°49′27.06″E / 45.7829250°N 14.8241833°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Žužemberk |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 436.1 m (1,430.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 152 |
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Žvirče (pronounced [ˈʒʋiːɾtʃɛ]; German: Schwörz[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Žvirče was burned several times by Italian forces during the Second World War.[citation needed] The school was burned in a Partisan attack in March 1943, and the village came under German aerial bombardment on 1 March 1944 and six villagers were killed.[4] At the end of 1944, six Partisans were killed and 11 wounded in an engagement with German forces.[citation needed] On 15 March 1945, the 15th division of the Yugoslav Partisans burned the village and evicted the population.[5][6][7]
