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Vrbovec, Kočevje
Vrbovec
is an abandoned
settlement
in the
Municipality of Kočevje
in southern
Slovenia
. It was inhabited by
Gottschee Germans
. In
1941
, during
the Second World War
, its population was
evicted
. The
area
is part of the
traditional region
of
Lower Carniola
and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region
.
The
local church
was
dedicated
to
Our Lady of the Snows
and was a
pilgrimage church
. It was demolished in
1951
.