Zaklanec (;
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 118.]) is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
east of
Horjul
Horjul () is a small town in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the administrative center of the Municipality of Horjul. It developed from a clustered village on the north side of the marshy valley of Horjulka Creek. It includes the hamle ...
in the
Inner Carniola
Inner Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica (plateau), Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the Goriška, Gor ...
region of
Slovenia
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.
History
The houses in the village are relatively new buildings because the entire village burned down in a fire in 1920 and was also bombed by the
Germans
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during the
Second World War
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after the
capitulation of Italy
The Armistice of Cassibile ( Italian: ''Armistizio di Cassibile'') was an armistice that was signed on 3 September 1943 by Italy and the Allies, marking the end of hostilities between Italy and the Allies during World War II. It was made public ...
in 1943. On November 20, 1942, the Partisans abducted and killed seven people from Zaklanec in the Broad Creek Gorge () in nearby
Dobrova.
Zaveza no. 62 (21 July 2011)
References
External links
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Zaklanec on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Horjul
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