Beričevo

Beričevo (pronounced [bɛˈɾiːtʃɛʋɔ]; German: Förtschach[2][3]) is a settlement northeast of Ljubljana in the Municipality of Dol pri Ljubljani in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

[4] Beričevo was first mentioned in written sources as Werczaw in 1320 (and in 1329 as Verschach, in 1435 as Wertschach, and in 1444 as Neberitschebim).

[2][3] According to Valentin Vodnik, a mammoth's tooth was found in the gravel on the bank of the Sava River below the village in 1798.

[7][8] A roller mill was set up in the village before the First World War by the industrialist Ivan Knez.

[7] During the Second World War, a Partisan checkpoint was located at the Jože Levina house behind the village from 1941 to 30 November 1943.

Holy Cross Church