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Petrinje

Slovenia Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina registered immobile cultural heritage of Slovenia
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Petrinje (pronounced [pɛˈtɾiːnjɛ]; Italian: Petrigne) is a small village in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Petrinje is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Wasp Shaft Mass Grave ( Slovene : Grobišče Osje brezno ) is located in a terraced area west of Brdgodec Hill (elevation: 447 meters or 1,467 feet) north of Petrinje. It contains the remains of undetermined victims.

The local church is dedicated to Saint Sebastian and belongs to the Parish of Klanec.