Ključ_Brdovečki

Ključ Brdovečki

Ključ Brdovečki

Village in Croatia

For other uses, see Ključ.

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]

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History

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

  1. [1]
    Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. [2]
    "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Population by sex and age, by settlements, census 2001 (Brdovec)". Republic of Croatia Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  4. [4]
    "Prostorno razvojne i resursne značajke: Naselja". Zagreb County Spatial Plan (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
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    U tri noći partizani poubijali više od 4000 ljudi, Večernji List
  6. [6]
    "Nova masovna grobnica s ostacima više od 4000 pripadnika njemačke 'Plave divizije'". Archived from the original on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
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