Markečica


Markečica is a village in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the flatlands south of Oplotnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.

Mass grave

Markečica is the site of a mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Partovec Mass Grave is located in the woods north of Pobrež, behind a vacation house at Partovec Pond. It contains the remains of German prisoners of war murdered in May 1945.

Cultural heritage

The Roman road from Celeia to Poetovio led through the area and parts of the embankments are still visible.