Velike Lipljene (; ) is a settlement in the

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in central

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. It lies in the hills south of Grosuplje on the road from Šent Jurij to Turjak. The area is part of the historical region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Cultural heritage

Part of a

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has been discovered near the settlement.

Attractions

Mayor Cave () is located on the northern edge of the settlement's territory. It was discovered by the local mayor, Josip Perme (1874–1940), in 1926. Perme was a member of the Yugoslav Radical Union and Slovene People's Party, both of which were banned by the

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after the Second World War. It was opened as a

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in 1927 and outfitted with electric lights after the Second World War. The cave was originally known as ''Županova Permetova jama'' 'Mayor Perme Cave'. The name ''Taborska jama'' 'Tabor Cave' was introduced after the Second World War, in 1946. That name is still encountered today,Krušić, Marjan , Peter Skoberne, & Gojko Zupan. 2006. ''Slovenija, turistični vodnik.'' Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 328. and it is derived from Tabor Hill (493 m), which stands about north of the cave.

Mass grave

Velike Lipljene is the site of a

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associated with the Second World War. The Velike Lipljene Mass Grave () is located on the west side of the village on the slope of Medvejca Hill. It contains the remains of undetermined victims.

Gallery

File:Velike Lipljene kot obcestna (dvovrstna) vas 1948.jpg, Velike Lipljene in 1948

References

External links

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Velike Lipljene on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Grosuplje {{Grosuplje-geo-stub