Koritnice

Koritnice (; , ) is a village east of Knežak in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

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Place details

Locality: Knežak
Region: Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica
Country: Slovenija
Population: 229

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Koritnice
Settlement.image_skyline: Del vasi Koritnice.jpg
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: 37.51
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: 152
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions

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Wikidata facts

Population: 128
Area: 37.51
Elevation: 631.4
Image: Del vasi Koritnice.jpg

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female population: 66
male population: 62
Commons category: Koritnice

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Koritnice (; , ) is a village east of Knežak in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

==Mass grave== Koritnice is the site of a mass grave from the Second World War. The Slope Cave Mass Grave () is located about east of the village. Based on descriptions by spelunkers and reports from local people, it contains the remains of German soldiers thrown into the shaft during the war.