Žiben

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Žiben

Žiben

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°42′15.86″N 14°56′18.63″E﻿ / ﻿45.7044056°N 14.9385083°E﻿ / 45.7044056; 14.9385083
Country|  Slovenia
Traditional region| Lower Carniola
Statistical region| Southeast Slovenia
Municipality| Kočevje
Elevation

| 655 m (2,149 ft)
Population

(2002)

• Total

| 0

Žiben (pronounced [ˈʒiːbən]; sometimes Žibenj, German: Oberstein[1]) is a remote abandoned settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2] Its territory is now part of the village of Pugled pri Starem Logu.

## History

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Žiben was a village inhabited by Gottschee Germans. It was burned by Italian troops during the Rog Offensive in the summer of 1942. A hayrack still stood at the site when a meeting of Liberation Front activists was held here from 28 to 30 April 1943. After this the Italian troops burned the hayrack as well. A monument was erected at the site commemorating the wartime events and next to the monument are the graves of three Partisan soldiers. The wounded soldiers had fled from the Partisan hospital at Stari Breg when it came under German bombardment in October 1943, and they were apprehended and executed at Žiben.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
2. ^ Kočevje municipal site
3. ^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 249.

## External links

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* Žiben on Geopedia
* Pre–World War II map of Žiben with oeconyms and family names

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Municipality of Kočevje

Settlements|

Administrative seat: Kočevje

| Current|

* Borovec pri Kočevski Reki
* Breg pri Kočevju
* Brezovica pri Predgradu
* Bukova Gora
* Čeplje
* Črni Potok pri Kočevju
* Cvišlerji
* Dol
* Dolga Vas
* Dolnja Briga
* Dolnje Ložine
* Gorenje
* Gornja Briga
* Gornje Ložine
* Gotenica
* Griček pri Željnah
* Hreljin
* Hrib pri Koprivniku
* Jelenja Vas
* Kačji Potok
* Kleč
* Klinja Vas
* Knežja Lipa
* Koblarji
* Kočarji
* Koče
* Kočevska Reka
* Komolec
* Konca Vas
* Koprivnik
* Kralji
* Kuhlarji
* Laze pri Oneku
* Laze pri Predgradu
* Livold
* Mačkovec
* Mahovnik
* Mala Gora
* Mlaka pri Kočevju
* Mlaka pri Kočevski Reki
* Mokri Potok
* Morava
* Mozelj
* Mrtvice
* Muha Vas
* Nemška Loka
* Nove Ložine
* Novi Lazi
* Ograja
* Onek
* Paka pri Predgradu
* Podjetniško Naselje Kočevje
* Podlesje
* Podstene
* Polom
* Predgrad
* Preža
* Primoži
* Pugled pri Starem Logu
* Rajhenav
* Rajndol
* Rogati Hrib
* Sadni Hrib
* Šalka Vas
* Seč
* Škrilj
* Slovenska Vas
* Smuka
* Spodnja Bilpa
* Spodnji Log
* Štalcerji
* Stara Cerkev
* Stari Breg
* Stari Log
* Staro Brezje
* Suhi Potok
* Svetli Potok
* Topla Reber
* Trnovec
* Vimolj pri Predgradu
* Vrbovec
* Vrt
* Zajčje Polje
* Zdihovo
* Željne

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Former|

* Ajbik
* Beli Kamen
* Cesta
* Dolnja Topla Reber
* Draga
* Gnadendorf
* Gorenja Bukova Gora
* Gorenja Loka
* Gorenji Mačkovec
* Gornja Topla Reber
* Grintovec
* Hutterhäuser
* Inlauf
* Jelenja Vas
* Kozice
* Kumrova Vas
* Lapinje
* Luža
* Mrzli Potok
* Novi Breg
* Novi Log
* Pleš
* Prerigelj
* Prežulje
* Ramsrigelj
* Ravne
* Rdeči Kamen
* Rigelj
* Rimsko
* Rog
* Šenberk
* Spodnja Bukova Gora
* Spodnji Pokštajn
* Srednja Bukova Gora
* Studeno
* Tanči Vrh
* Turkova Draga
* Turn
* Verderb
* Videm
* Zaderc
* Zgornja Bilpa
* Zgornji Pokštajn
* Žiben

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