Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu

Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾtnɔ pɾi slɔˈʋeːn ˈɡɾaːtsu]; sometimes Šmartno pri Slovenjem Gradcu[2][3]) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec in northern Slovenia.

[4] The parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor.

[5] A second church on Homec Hill west of the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and was built in the 17th century.

[6] Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu is the site of two known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War.

It measures 12 by 4 meters (39 by 13 ft) and contains the remains of 30 to 36 people, probably Ustaša soldiers, who were killed while fleeing toward the Austrian border between 10 and 15 May 1945.