Kuteževo

Kuteževo (; ) is a village southeast of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

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Place details

Locality: Kuteževo
Region: Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica
Country: Slovenija
Population: 140

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Kuteževo
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Inner Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Littoral–Inner Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ilirska Bistrica
Settlement.area_total_km2: 13.24
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: 243
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions

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Wikidata facts

Population: 235
Area: 13.24
Elevation: 466.6

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Commons category: Kuteževo
female population: 121
male population: 114

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Kuteževo (; ) is a village southeast of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

==Mass graves== Kuteževo is the site of two known mass graves from the end of the Second World War. They both contain the remains of German soldiers from the 97th Corps that were killed at the beginning of May 1945. The Hadrovec Mass Grave (), also known as the German Sinkhole Mass Grave (), lies about northeast of the settlement. It contains the remains of 20 prisoners of war, including a major. The Poliščice Mass Grave (), also known as the Pleščica Mass Grave (), lies about north of the house at Kuteževo no. 1E and contains the remains of eight soldiers.