Otiški Vrh

Otiški Vrh is a dispersed settlement in the hills southeast of Dravograd in the Styria region in northern Slovenia.

Geography

The Mislinja River joins the Meža River from the right north of the village of Otiški Vrh, only a couple of hundred meters before the Meža joins the Drava River.

History

In 2004, the settlement of Bukovje was administratively separated from Otiški Vrh.

Mass grave

Otiški Vrh is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Bavh Mass Grave is located below the Bavh farm in the western part of the settlement, northeast of the main road, on the steep edge of a wooded slope by a large pine tree. It contains the remains of unidentified victims.

Church

The parish church in the settlement is a pilgrimage church dedicated to Saint Peter. It is built on a hill known as Kronska gora, high above the Mislinja Valley. It is a Baroque building with a two-storey entrance facade and a double belfry built between 1745 and 1750. A second church to the east of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Oswald. It is a Late Gothic church with 17th-century wall paintings.