Pokoše

Pokoše () is a village northeast of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in the Drava Statistical Region.

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Place details

Locality: Pokoše
Region: Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica
Country: Slovenija
Population: 1,208

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Pokoše
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Styria
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Drava
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Slovenska Bistrica
Settlement.area_total_km2: 4.39
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: 205
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions

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Wikidata facts

Population: 191
Area: 4.39
Elevation: 308

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female population: 98
male population: 93

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Mass grave
Cultural heritage
References
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==Mass grave== Pokoše is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Velenik Mass Grave () is located about east of the north freeway exit for Slovenska Bistrica. It contains the remains of civilians from Slovenska Bistrica that were murdered in May 1945 and buried in a former antitank trench.