Misplaced Pages

Pevno
PevnoLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°11′24.19″N 14°18′0.11″E / 46.1900528°N 14.3000306°E / 46.1900528; 14.3000306
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Škofja Loka
Area
• Total	3.17 km (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation	401.1 m (1,315.9 ft)
Population
• Total	59

Pevno (pronounced [ˈpeːu̯nɔ]; in older sources also Peven, German: Pewen) is a small village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Mass grave

Pevno is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Matjaž Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Matjaževa jama) is located on a steep slope 400 meters (1,300 ft) west of the village of Pevno. It contains the remains of Home Guard prisoners of war that were held at Loka Castle and murdered between 25 and 30 May 1945. It may also contain the remains of a group murdered before the end of the war.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Ursula. It belongs to the parish of Stara Loka.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 62.
3. "Maša za žrtve povojnih pobojev v Matjaževi jami". Družina. December 27, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
4. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Matjaževa jama". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
5. Florjančič, Alojzij Pavel. 2001. Povojna grobišča v Crngrobu. Lošli razgledi 28: 217–244, p. 232.
6. "Pevno – Spomin na nedolžne". Družina. January 14, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
7. "Župnija Stara Loka". Družina. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

External links

• Media related to Pevno at Wikimedia Commons
• Pevno on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Škofja Loka
Settlements	Administrative seat: Škofja Loka Current Binkelj Bodovlje Breznica pod Lubnikom Brode Bukov Vrh nad Visokim Bukovica Bukovščica Crngrob Dorfarje Draga Forme Gabrk Gabrovo Gabrška Gora Godešič Gorenja Vas–Reteče Gosteče Grenc Hosta Knape Kovski Vrh Križna Gora Lipica Log nad Škofjo Loko Moškrin Na Logu Papirnica Pevno Podpulfrca Pozirno Praprotno Pungert Puštal Reteče Rovte v Selški Dolini Ševlje Sopotnica Spodnja Luša Staniše Stara Loka Stirpnik Strmica Suha Sveta Barbara Svetega Petra Hrib Sveti Andrej Sveti Duh Sveti Florijan nad Škofjo Loko Sveti Lenart Sveti Ožbolt Sveti Tomaž Trata Trnje Valterski Vrh Vešter Vincarje Virlog Virmaše Visoko pri Poljanah Zgornja Luša Zminec Former Stari Dvor
Landmarks	Ajman Castle Capuchin Bridge Crngrob Church Granary Homan House Križna Gora Church Puštal Castle Škofja Loka Castle Slatnik Škofja Loka Parish Church St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church Stara Loka Church Suha Church Tošč Visoko Manor
Notable people	Anton Ažbe Andrej Glavan Tine Debeljak Janez Kalan Lovrenc Košir Ive Šubic

This article about the Municipality of Škofja Loka in Slovenia is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Populated places in the Municipality of Škofja Loka
• Škofja Loka geography stubs