Spodnja Lipnica

Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

46°19′15.59″N 14°10′12.7″E / 46.3209972°N 14.170194°E / 46.3209972; 14.170194Country

SloveniaTraditional regionUpper CarniolaStatistical region Upper CarniolaMunicipalityRadovljicaElevation

482.5 m (1,583.0 ft)Population

(2017)

• Total187^[1]

Spodnja Lipnica (pronounced [ˈspoːdnja ˈliːpnitsa]) is a village in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name Spodnja Lipnica literally means 'lower Lipnica', distinguishing the village from neighboring Zgornja Lipnica (literally, 'upper Lipnica'), which stands at an elevation 29 meters (95 ft) higher. The name Lipnica, like related names (e.g., Lipa, Lipnik, Lipovec, etc.), is derived from the Slovene common noun lipa 'linden', referring to the local vegetation.^[2]

Mass grave

Spodnja Lipnica is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Garden Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama za vrtcem) is located in the woods west of the settlement, in a cave 8 to 10 meters (26 to 33 ft) deep. It contained the remains of seven Slovene civilians from Radovljica that were murdered on May 29, 1945.^[3]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 11, 234.
^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Jama za vrtcem". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 16, 2023.