Vešter

Vešter (pronounced [ˈʋeːʃtəɾ]; in older sources also Bešter,German: Westert) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Mass graves

Vešter is the site of three known mass graves from the period immediately after World War II. The Gorge Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Soteska) is located in the narrowest part of the Selca Sora Valley along the road from Škofja Loka to Železniki, about 10 meters (33 ft) east of the road. It contains the remains of six to 10 Home Guard soldiers and civilians that were released from the Loka Castle prison and then intercepted and murdered on their way home. The Lovrec House Mass Grave (Grobišče Lovrčeva hiša), also known as the Matjaž Valley Mass Grave (Grobišče Matjaževa dolina), lies below the foot of Cavrn Hill, along a path about 600 meters (2,000 ft) northwest of the village of Trnje. It contains the remains of eight Home Guard soldiers that were taken from the Loka Castle prison and murdered. The abandoned and dilapidated Lovrec House (Lovrčeva hiša) stood at the site in 1945. The Cavrn Mass Grave (Grobišče Cavrn) is located below the foot of Cavrn Hill near a former Partisan bunker. It contains the remains of eight Home Guard soldiers that were taken from the Loka Castle prison and murdered.