Ključ Brdovečki
Appearance
Ključ Brdovečki | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 45°52′N 15°42′E / 45.867°N 15.700°E | |
Country | Croatia |
County | Zagreb County |
Municipality | Brdovec |
Area | |
• Total | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 548 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal Code | 10292 |
Ključ Brdovečki is a naselje (settlement) in the municipality of Brdovec, Zagreb County, Croatia. According to the 2001 census, it has 663 inhabitants[3] living in an area of 3.20 square kilometers (1.24 sq mi).[4]
History
[edit]The village became the site of a mass grave from May 23–25, 1945 when Axis soldiers were massacred there by the Yugoslav Partisans.[5] The Wehrmacht had dug anti-tank trenches in the village, which were used to bury the dead.[5] The mass grave was discovered in 2009.[6] It is estimated that there are 4000 bodies in the graves, with many of them being members of the 392nd (Croatian) Infantry Division (Wehrmacht).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by sex and age, by settlements, census 2001 (Brdovec)". Republic of Croatia Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ "Prostorno razvojne i resursne značajke: Naselja". Zagreb County Spatial Plan (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ a b U tri noći partizani poubijali više od 4000 ljudi, Večernji List
- ^ a b "Nova masovna grobnica s ostacima više od 4000 pripadnika njemačke 'Plave divizije'". Archived from the original on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-04.