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Železniki Cemetery

Local name: Pokopališče Železniki

498

documented records

≈ 500–750

approx. capacity (graves)

3,120 m²

cemetery area

Nov 6, 2026

last modified

About this cemetery

The cemetery in Železniki has about 394 graves documented. It contains graves of people killed in the Second World War, including Anton Torkar, who is also named on the memorial to the fallen at Trnje in Železniki, and Jakob Šuštar.

Cemetery location

GPS coordinates: 46.218840° N, 14.154754° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Železniki Cemetery map Cemetery GPS-documented graves

Memorials

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Common questions

How big is Železniki Cemetery?

Železniki Cemetery covers about 3,120 m² (0.8 acres), about half the size of a soccer field. It is the 2nd largest of the 5 cemeteries we list in Železniki.

What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?

The oldest grave among the records we hold for Železniki Cemetery is that of Blaž Košmelj, who died on December 5, 1857 at the age of 0.

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