Betonovo
Betonovo is located in Slovenia
Betonovo
Betonovo
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°45′5.71″N 14°34′26.95″E / 45.7515861°N 14.5741528°E / 45.7515861; 14.5741528
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalitySodražica
Area
 • Total1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation
868.9 m (2,850.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total6
[1]

Betonovo (pronounced [bɛˈtoːnɔʋɔ]) is a settlement in the hills west of Sodražica in southern Slovenia. Its relative remoteness has led to a decline in population with only six permanent residents remaining in 2002. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Geography

Betonovo is a clustered village on a small level hilltop. The soil is shallow, and there are sinkholes in the area. Podjazbina Cave lies east of the village. Betonovo is largely surrounded by forest, which extends to neighboring Kračali.[3] Together with the villages of Kračali, Janeži, Petrinci, and Kržeti, it comprises the community and Parish of Gora nad Sodražico, also known as Gora.[4]

Unmarked grave

Betonovo is the site of an unmarked grave from the Second World War. The Betonovo Grave (Grob Betonovo) is located south of the road west of neighboring Kračali. The grave contained the remains of a Home Guard pilot, and it was probably exhumed during road construction.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Sodražica municipal site Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 557.
  4. ↑ V.P. 1966. "Zakaj pa ne turizem na Gori?" Dolenjski list 17, no. 25 (848) (30 June), p. 14.
  5. ↑ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grob Betonovo". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 28, 2023.


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