Grgar

Grgar

Grgar Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°0′2.6″N 13°40′7.48″E / 46.000722°N 13.6687444°E / 46.000722; 13.6687444
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Slovenian Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Nova Gorica
Area
• Total	16.87 km² (6.51 sq mi)
Elevation	297.4 m (975.7 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	813
^[1]

Grgar (pronounced [ˈɡəɾɡaɾ]; Italian: Gargaro) is a village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica.^[2] It is located under Holy Mount (Slovene: Sveta gora), above the Soča Valley and below the Banjšice Plateau.

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Name

Grgar was mentioned in written sources c. 1370 as Gaergaer and in 1389 as Grêgôr. For phonological and morphological reasons, the latter transcription appears to be a hypercorrection and not connected with Saint Gregory or the name Gregor 'Gregory'. Instead, the name may be derived from another Romance base, perhaps *gregārius 'shepherd'.^[3]

Mass graves

Grgar is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Podgomila Shaft Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Brezno Podgomila), also known as the Miljavec Shaft Mass Grave (Grobišče Miljavčev brezen), is located on the left side of the road to Grgarske Ravne, about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) north of Grgar. It contains the remains of Home Guard and Italian prisoners of war, and Slovene and Italian civilians murdered in May 1945.^[4] The Jošč Shaft Mass Grave (Grobišče Joščevo brezno) is located on the left side of the road to Grgarske Ravne, about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) north of Grgar. It contains the remains of unknown victims.^[5]^[6]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.^[7]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Grgar include:

Matej Bor, pen name of Vladimir Pavšič (1913–1993), poet

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Nova Gorica municipal site
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 153.
^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Brezno Podgomila". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Joščevo brezno". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
^ Marušič, Lanko. "Jamski objekti v Grgarju." (in Slovene)
^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine