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Gornji Grad is the site of three known mass graves from the Second World War. The Tičjek Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Tičjek) is located behind the house at Tičjek no. 20, on the northern edge of the settlement. It contains the remains of seven to nine civilians of various nationalities that were murdered in 1944. [4]
The Municipality of Gornji Grad (pronounced [ˈɡoːɾnji ˈɡɾaːt] ⓘ; Slovene: Občina Gornji Grad) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Gornji Grad. It lies on the Dreta River in the foothills of the Savinja Alps.
Aerial view of Gornji Grad (Gradec) View from the south The Stone Gate (Kamenita vrata) Dverce Gradec (Croatian pronunciation:), Grič (Croatian pronunciation:, Hungarian: Gréc, Latin: Mons Graecensis prope Zagrabiam) or Gornji Grad (meaning "Upper Town", cf. Donji grad, "Lower Town") is a part of Zagreb, Croatia, and together with Kaptol it is the medieval nucleus of the city.
Gornji Grad (literally, 'upper castle' or 'upper town') may refer to: Gornji Grad, Gornji Grad, a settlement in Slovenia and the eponym of the Municipality of Gornji Grad; Gornji Grad, Zagreb, a historic district of the Croatian capital, also known as Gradec, and the eponym of the modern-day district of Gornji Grad–Medveščak
The historical part of the city to the north of Ban Jelačić Square is composed of the Gornji Grad and Kaptol, a medieval urban complex of churches, palaces, museums, galleries and government buildings that are popular with tourists on sightseeing tours, the most recognizable building and symbol of Zagreb being the Zagreb Cathedral.
The Lotrščak Tower (Croatian: Kula Lotrščak, pronounced [kǔːla lotrʃtʃâːk]) is a fortified tower located in Zagreb, Croatia, in an old part of town called Gradec or Gornji grad (Upper Town). The tower, which dates to the 13th century, was built to guard the southern gate of the Gradec town wall.
Nova Štifta (pronounced [ˈnoːʋa ˈʃtiːfta]) is a settlement in the Upper Dreta Valley in the Municipality of Gornji Grad in Slovenia. It is made up of three hamlets: Šmiklavž, Tirosek, and Zgornji Dol (formerly known as Štajngrob). [2] The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical ...
Gornji Grad–Medveščak (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈɡorɲi ˈɡrad medveʃˈt͡ʃak], lit. ' Upper Town–Medveščak ' ) is one of the districts of Zagreb , Croatia ; Gornji Grad translates as "Upper Town", referring to its historical location on city's hillside, being above Donji Grad ("Lower Town").