Mošnje


Mošnje is a village in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

History

Podvin Castle stands just north of the center of Mošnje. It belonged to the Counts of Podvin in the 14th century. The family died out in 1397, and it came under the ownership of the Counts of Lamberg and Wagen. The Polignac family, which was of French origin, owned the castle before the Second World War. It was converted into a hotel after the war.
During the Second World War, several houses in the village were burned. On April 4, 1944 the village's population was deported to Germany.
There is also the local museum in Mošnje and the remains of a recently excavated Roman villa rustica.

Mass graves

Mošnje is the site of three known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. All three graves are located southwest of the settlement, above the Sava River. They contain the remains of about 300 German prisoners of war murdered between May 8 and 15, 1945. The Zgoša Mass Grave lies in the woods, a few meters below a forest road and about east of the railroad. The Hayfields Mass Grave is located along a path on the edge of the woods. The Foxtail Mass Grave lies in the woods, about from a field.

Church

The church in Mošnje is dedicated to Saint Andrew. Its chancel and the northern wall of the nave have frescoes from the 15th century. The church also contains a painting of the Virgin Mary by Fortunat Bergant.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Mošnje include: