page_title: Begunje pri Cerknici
section_title: Church
hierarchical_section_title: Begunje pri Cerknici / Church
caption_attribution_description: English: Cemetery plaque in Begunje pri Cerknici, Municipality of Cerknica, Slovenia commemorating the reburial of 40 victims from the Mačkovec Mass Grave in Bukovec
context_page_description: Begunje pri Cerknici is a settlement north of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
context_section_description: The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew and belongs to the Ljubljana Archdiocese. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1320, but the current building was erected in the early 20th century with only the belfry, dating to 1823, remaining from the earlier structure. There is also a chapel dedicated to Saint Oswald in the settlement, the remains of the sanctuary of a larger Gothic church that stood on the site. Frescos from the mid-16th century are visible on its exterior. During the Middle Ages, the church was fortified to protect against the danger of Ottoman attacks; the last corner tower of the fortification was razed in 1882. The church as it stands today was erected by the master mason Janez Ronko, Jr., in 1906.
  In October 2013, the remains of 40 victims were disinterred from the 1943 Mačkovec Mass Grave in Bukovec and reburied in the church cemetery.
caption: Plaque commemorating the Mačkovec Mass Grave victims
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