Tezno_District

Tezno District

Tezno District

Area of Maribor in north-eastern Slovenia

The Tezno District (pronounced [ˈteːznɔ]; Slovene: Mestna četrt Tezno, German: Thesen[1]) is a city district of the City Municipality of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. In 2014, the district had a population of 11,732.[2] After World War II, a large trench in Tezno became a major mass grave, which was later investigated by the Commission on Concealed Mass Graves in Slovenia.

References

  1. [1]
    Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 204.
  2. [2]
    "Predstavitev mestne četrti" [District presentation] (in Slovenian). maribor.si. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

46°32′18″N 15°39′18″E

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