Hodoš


Hodoš is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Hodoš. It is part of the Prekmurje region.

Name

Hodoš was first mentioned in written sources in 1331 as de Hudus-feu. The name is probably based on the hypocorism *Xodošь, from the Slavic personal name *Xodъ. A less likely possibility is that the name is derived from the Hungarian common noun hód 'beaver'.

Mass graves

Hodoš is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War and immediate postwar period. The Cold Valley Mass Grave is located in the woods northwest of Hodoš, southwest of a small lake, in a ravine known as the Cold Valley. It contains the remains of seven or eight ethnic Hungarians that were killed when the Red Army arrived in April 1945. The Barracks Mass Grave is located north of Hodoš, about from the Hungarian border. It contains the remains of a group of Hungarians that illegally crossed the border in 1945. They were shot and their bodies were thrown into an abandoned well.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Hodoš include: