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Tezno District

Coordinates: 46°32′18″N 15°39′18″E / 46.53833°N 15.65500°E / 46.53833; 15.65500
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The Tezno District (pronounced [ˈteːznɔ]; Slovene: Mestna četrt Tezno, German: Thesen[1]) is a city district of the City Municipality of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. In 2014, the district had a population of 11,732.[2] After World War II, a large trench in Tezno became a major mass grave, which was later investigated by the Commission on Concealed Mass Graves in Slovenia.

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  1. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 204.
  2. ^ "Predstavitev mestne četrti" [District presentation] (in Slovenian). maribor.si. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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46°32′18″N 15°39′18″E / 46.53833°N 15.65500°E / 46.53833; 15.65500