Reš Family, Vintarovci

At the site of the Reš family's home burned in 1942, a memorial was erected in 1968 in honor of the aware Reš family, six members of which died in the Liberation War. On the monolithic base, there is an inscription, above which rise slender cut stone blocks.

Ernest Reš was already a communist before the war. At the beginning of the occupation, the entire family became involved in the OF. His sons Vinko, Mirko, and Kostja were members of the Slovenjgornsko Company. Vinko was the commander of this company. All three sons fell, and the parents died in a concentration camp. A monument was erected for the revolutionary family where their home once stood; it was unveiled in 1968.

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On the hill Ojstrovec, a monument to the six fallen members of the Reš family has stood since 1967, but it is no longer preserved.

Kamra, Library of Ivan Potrč, Ptuj

The monument was unveiled on August 8, 1967. According to the plans of Janez Rebernak, it was made by the stonemason Mrevlje from Ptuj. Six slabs of white stone represent the six fallen members of the Reš family. In 1983, the monument was moved a few meters due to new construction. In 2000, the monument was removed, but due to public pressure, it was re-erected the same year. In the following years, the land was sold to a private owner, the monument deteriorated, and with a new municipal decree in 2012, it was no longer declared a local monument.

On the website of the municipality of Desternik, it says:

"MONUMENT TO THE REŠ BROTHERS, Category: Cultural Heritage, Monuments

It stands at Vintarovci 43c. It is made of marble. It was erected in 1973 or 1974, in memory of the place where the Reš family's house once stood. It was erected by the Institute for Monument Protection from Maribor. It was restored in 1992, when the Pukšič family also placed it at its current location. Previously, it stood in the middle of the courtyard, today it stands at the edge."

Note: after viewing and comparing photos of the monument after its unveiling (photos 2 and 3), it is evident that the later relocation and re-erection of the monument caused damage to the author and the monument itself. A more recent photo (photo 1) shows the deviation in the placement of the six upright slabs and confirms the self-will of the participants in the re-erection.

Photo 2 - in the photo, Lizika Lacko (left) and Vida Rojc (right) stand by the monument, behind her Katica Bračko.

The Municipal Council of the Municipality of Destrnik adopted the Decision on the declaration of immovable cultural monuments of local importance on the territory of the Municipality of Destrnik at its 13th regular session on May 10, 2012, which was then published in the Official Gazette of the Municipality of Destrnik on May 17, 2012, year XVII, no. 6. The Reš family monument was not on the list anymore.

A newer monument with seven engraved upright slabs commemorates all war victims at the cemetery.