Sidol

Sidol ( ) is a small settlement in the Tuhinj Valley in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies in a small enclosed valley in the hills above Šmartno v Tuhinju.

Sidol ( ) is a small settlement in the Tuhinj Valley in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies in a small enclosed valley in the hills above Šmartno v Tuhinju. ==Geography== Sidol is a clustered village on a small plain above the Nevljica River. To the south are Bare Peak (Goli vrh, ) and Velink Hill ( ). Sidol includes the hamlet of Jevnik ( ) in a small valley west of the main village core. ==Name== Sidol was first mentioned in written sources in 1291 and circa 1400 as Suchidol (and as Suchwdol in 1477, as Sihidal in 1664, and as s Sidala in 1769). The name is a dialect contraction of Suhi dol (literally, 'dry valley'; Suhí dôl > Shídol > Sídol). The name refers to the local geography because there is no spring in Sidol. ==History== A bronze sculpture of a Roman deity was unearthed in Sidol in 1899 during excavation for a cistern, attesting to early settlement in the area. ===Mass grave=== Sidol is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Jevnik Mass Grave ( ) is located in a meadow south of the hamlet of Jevnik, about from the road. It contains the remains of Croatian soldiers, civilians, and Slovenes that were imprisoned at Šmartno v Tuhinju and murdered on May 13, 1945. ==References== ==External links== Sidol on Geopedia

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