Črneče () is a village on the right bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Dravograd in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.

Church

The local church in the centre of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Andrew and Saint James and dates to the early 15th century with some later rebuilding.

Castle

Close to the church there is a castle from the 15th century, first mentioned in 1408. In 1432, the castle was mentioned under the name Tscherberg. In the second half of the 17th century, the castle was owned by Adam Seyfrid Waldner. In 1936, ownership was transferred to Catholic nuns from Slovenska Bistrica. After the Second World War it was nationalized, and a cultural hall and apartments were arranged in the castle.

Lake Dravograd

Lake Dravograd ()

History

During World War II, German forces attacked the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on April 6, 1941. On April 10, German forces reached Dravograd, crossed the Drava River on April 11, and continued their breakthrough towards Slovenj Gradec and Celje. Resistance was provided by scant Yugoslav forces along the Rupnik Line, which crossed Črneče and Dravograd, and could not significantly delay the advance of the Germans.

Later during the war, Russian prisoners of war building the Dravograd Hydroelectric Power Plant were stationed near Črneče. The prisoners lived in poor conditions and more of 100 of them died in just two months due to hunger and exhaustion. A memorial to 197 Russian prisoners is located in Črneče.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Črneče include:

  • Berta Jereb (born 1925), pediatric oncologist

References

  • Črneče on Geopedia