Ravni Dol, Sodražica


Ravni Dol is a small settlement in the hills west of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. It belongs to the Municipality of Sodražica. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Mass graves

Ravni Dol is the site of five known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Travna Gora 1–4 mass graves are located at four sites west of Ravni Dol, directly south of the Travna Gora Lodge. The fourth grave is marked by a wooden cross below the road. The first grave is about below this, the second grave another down, and the third grave further. The graves contain the remains of 48 prisoners of war from the prison in Kočevje murdered by the Partisan Šercer Brigade on 2 November 1943 in revenge for the escape of 10 prisoners that killed a guard near Glažuta. The Big Mountain Deep Cave Mass Grave —also known as the Shaft 217/218 Mass Grave or Krajc Peak Cave Mass Grave —is located north of Krajc Peak and about south of the Travna Gora Lodge. It contains the remains of Slovenes from Travna Gora.