Spodnje Blato
| Spodnje Blato | |
|---|---|
  Spodnje Blato Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′19.37″N 14°40′54.26″E / 45.9553806°N 14.6817389°ECoordinates: 45°57′19.37″N 14°40′54.26″E / 45.9553806°N 14.6817389°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Grosuplje |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 338.5 m (1,110.6 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 112 |
| [1] | |
Spodnje Blato (pronounced [ˈspoːdnjɛ ˈblaːtɔ]) is a settlement just east of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
Mass graves
Spodnje Blato is the site of two known mass graves from the period after the Second World War. Both of them lie east of the settlement and they contain the remains of Slovene civilians and former Home Guard soldiers that had been granted amnesty and released from prisons, but were murdered on their way home in August 1945. The victims were from the vicinity of Grosuplje and Višnja Gora. The Stehan 1 Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Stehan 1) lies on the left side of the old road to Višnja Gora before the road that turns off to the local dump.[3] The Stehan 2 Mass Grave (Grobišče Stehan 2) is west of the first site, about 300 m south of the abandoned local dump.[4]
