Editing Prevalje (section)

==History==
[[File:Prevalje Slovenia - sarcophagus.jpg|thumb|left|The Brančurnik Bench]]
The area around Prevalje was settled in prehistoric times, attested by archeological finds which include a bronze axe of the [[Hallstatt culture]]. In 1860, approximately 50 Roman marble slabs were found in the riverbed below today's cellulose and cardboard factory at Paloma in Zagrad. The stones belonged to a large tomb on the [[Roman roads|Roman road]] from [[Celje|Celeia]] to [[Virunum]]. At the nearby Brančurnik Inn, a Roman sarcophagus known as the Brančurnik Bench ({{langx|sl|Brančurnikova klop}}) can be seen.

One of the last battles of the [[Second World War]] in Europe, the [[Battle of Poljana]], was fought nearby on 14 and 15 May 1945 between the [[Partisans (Yugoslavia)|Yugoslav army]] and retreating Axis forces.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} In 2010, Slovenian officials discovered a mass grave containing the remains of approximately 700 men and women killed by units of [[KNOJ]] in 1945.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/slovenia/7989567/Mass-grave-of-700-people-found-in-Slovenia.html Mass grave of 700 people found in Slovenia], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''</ref>
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