Dry Carniola

[8]: 401  There is a general lack of surface water in the area, which lies on permeable karstified limestone and dolomite,[7] through which most precipitation disappears into the ground and makes its way to the Krka River.

[7] Its weak economic position is a result of its unfavorable natural conditions combined with historical circumstances.

[7] The construction of the Lower Carniola Railroad along the Temenica River to the east left the Krka Valley economically isolated.

Much of the population in the area rejected the communist-led Liberation Front movement due to Partisan murders of civilians and the efforts of local priests.

[7] In March 1944, German aircraft bombed the villages of Ambrus and Zagradec, and in April the Partisans murdered Franc Kern, the curate in Hinje, and evicted 30 families.