Hrušica, Jesenice

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Hrušica ({{IPA|sl|ˈxɾuːʃitsa|pron}}, {{langx|de|Birnbaum}}{{cite book |title=Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko |date=1906 |publisher=C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna |location=Vienna |page=144}}) is a settlement {{Convert|3|km}} west of Jesenice along the main road to Kranjska Gora in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Geography

Hrušica lies above the left bank of the Sava River below Hrušica Peak ({{langx|sl|Hruški vrh}}, {{Convert|1,176|m|abbr=on|disp=sqbr}}) in the Karawanks to the north, and Mount Kisovec ({{Convert|1,289|m|abbr=on|disp=sqbr}}) and the Mežakla Plateau to the south. Dobršnik Creek, which has its source below Hrušica Peak, flows through the western part of the settlement. The Hrušica Pasture ({{langx|sl|Hruševska planina}} or Hruška planina, {{Convert|1,207|m|disp=sqbr}}) and Petelin Pasture ({{Convert|1,400|m|abbr=on|disp=sqbr}}) lie above Hrušica in the Karawanks.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 114–115.

History

In 1906 the {{Convert|7,976|m|4=-long|adj=mid}} two-rail track Karawanks railway tunnel was built at Hrušica and in 1991 the {{Convert|7,864|m|4=-long|adj=mid}} road tunnel was completed.

=Mass graves=

Hrušica is the site of three mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War.Dežman, Jože. 2009. Poročilo Komisije vlade Republike Slovenije za reševanje vprašanj prikritih grobišč: 2005-2008. Ljubljana: Družina, p. 1909. All of the graves contain the remains of Home Guard prisoners of war who were repatriated from Austria after the war and murdered. Each site contains the remains of an unknown number of victims. The Hrušica No. 56 Mass Grave ({{langx|sl|Grobišče za hišo Hrušica 56}}) is located behind the house at Huršica no. 56.{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grobišče za hišo Hrušica 56 |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:501_x1560059.128474616_y5852675.9240260795_s15_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=November 22, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}} The Hrušica 1 Mass Grave ({{lang|sl|Grobišče Hrušica 1}}) lies {{convert|40|m}} east of the house at Hrušica no. 83,{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grobišče Hrušica 1 |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:502_x1559954.8482340968_y5852891.930299167_s15_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=November 22, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}} and the Hrušica 2 Mass Grave ({{lang|sl|Grobišče Hrušica 2}}) lies on the slope above it.{{cite web |last1=Ferenc |first1=Mitja |title=Grobišče Hrušica 2 |url=https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2534:503_x1560023.1645943641_y5853102.405845033_s15_b2345 |website=Geopedia |publisher=Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve |accessdate=November 22, 2023 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=December 2009}}

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Hrušica include:

Stanko Klinar (1933–2023), translator and linguist
Anže Kopitar (born 1987), ice hockey player
Ivan Krivec (a.k.a. Pavle) (1906–1944), Partisan and communist party secretary

References

External links

{{commons category-inline|Hrušica, Jesenice|Hrušica}}
[https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:588_x1560661.0394152503_y5854952.401796516_s13_b2345 Hrušica on Geopedia]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120303081944/http://www.pgd-hrusica.si/index.php?id=39 history, at Volunteer Firefighters of Hrušica]

Category:Populated places in the Municipality of Jesenice