Ključ Brdovečki
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Ključ Brdovečki is a naselje
(settlement) in the municipality
of Brdovec
, Zagreb County
, Croatia
. According to the 2001 census, it has 663 inhabitants living in an area of 3.2 square kilometres (1.24 sq mi).
had dug anti-tank trenches in the village, which were used to bury the dead. The mass grave was discovered in 2009. It is estimated that there are 4000 bodies in the graves, with many of them being members of the 392nd (Croat) Infantry Division.
Naselje
Naselje is a settlement in Croatia, usually translated as settlement. It is the smallest unit of Croatian territory. Individual settlements are by and large referred to as selo , while naselje is a statistical and administrative category. The units of local government in Croatia, cities and...
(settlement) in the municipality
Municipalities of Croatia
A Municipality in Croatia is known as an općina . Though equal to Croatian Grads in administrative powers, they are usually more likely to consists of a collection of villages in more rural or suburban area, whereas Grads are more likely to cover urban area...
of Brdovec
Brdovec
Brdovec is a town and a municipality in the Zagreb County, Croatia.The closest town to Brdovec is neighboring Zaprešić on the east. According to the 2001 census, there are 10,287 inhabitants, 92% which are Croats...
, Zagreb County
Zagreb County
Zagreb County is a county in central Croatia. It surrounds – but does not contain – the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, it is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring"...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. According to the 2001 census, it has 663 inhabitants living in an area of 3.2 square kilometres (1.24 sq mi).
History
The village became the site of a mass grave from May 23-25, 1945 when Axis soldiers were massacred there by the Yugoslav Partisans. The WehrmachtWehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
had dug anti-tank trenches in the village, which were used to bury the dead. The mass grave was discovered in 2009. It is estimated that there are 4000 bodies in the graves, with many of them being members of the 392nd (Croat) Infantry Division.