Marno (pronounced [ˈmaːɾnɔ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. It lies just north of the main road east of Dol. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Marno
Marno is located in Slovenia
Marno
Marno
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°8′38.59″N 15°8′13.02″E / 46.1440528°N 15.1369500°E / 46.1440528; 15.1369500
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionCentral Sava
MunicipalityHrastnik
Area
 • Total1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation
433 m (1,421 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total216
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Mass graves

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Marno is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Marno Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Marno) is located south of the settlement, on the edge of the woods about 150 meters (490 ft) from a chapel-shrine. The grave is believed to encompass the entire margin of the woods—from the road between Marno and Turje to the east, to the bottom of the valley with the creek to the west. The grave contains the remains of several hundred people (Home Guard soldiers and civilians) transported from the Teharje camp and murdered at the beginning of June 1945.[3] The Krištandol Mass Grave (Grobišče Krištandol) is located northwest of the settlement, on a grassy slope below the house at Krištandol no. 15, 9 meters (30 ft) from a large tree and 32 meters (105 ft) from the edge of the woods. It contains an unknown number of victims.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Hrastnik municipal site
  3. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Marno". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Krištandol". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
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