Hrušica (, ) is a settlement west of Jesenice along the main road to Kranjska Gora in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Geography Hrušica lies above the left bank of the Sava River below Hrušica Peak (, ) in the Karawanks to the north, and Mount Kisovec () and the Mežakla Plateau to the south. Dobršnik Creek, which has its source below Hrušica Peak, flows through the western part of the settlement. The Hrušica Pasture ( or Hruška planina, ) and Petelin Pasture () lie above Hrušica in the Karawanks.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 114–115.
History In 1906 the two-rail track Karawanks railway tunnel was built at Hrušica and in 1991 the road tunnel was completed.
Mass graves Hrušica is the site of three mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War.Dežman, Jože. 2009. Poročilo Komisije vlade Republike Slovenije za reševanje vprašanj prikritih grobišč: 2005-2008. Ljubljana: Družina, p. 1909. All of the graves contain the remains of Home Guard prisoners of war who were repatriated from Austria after the war and murdered. Each site contains the remains of an unknown number of victims. The Hrušica No. 56 Mass Grave () is located behind the house at Huršica no. 56. The Hrušica 1 Mass Grave () lies east of the house at Hrušica no. 83, and the Hrušica 2 Mass Grave () lies on the slope above it.
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Hrušica include: Anže Kopitar (born 1987), NHL player Stanko Klinar (1933–2023), translator and linguist Ivan Krivec (a.k.a. Pavle) (1906–1944), Partisan and communist party secretary
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External links
Hrušica on Geopedia history, at Volunteer Firefighters of Hrušica