Gozd Reka

Dedica je posvečena petim žrtvam NOB, ki so padli v hiši januarja 1945. Odkrita je bila leta 1976.

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Source of the photograph 1:  facebook.com/Trebeljevo

Zasavski tednik 23.9.1964: «In the area of KO ZB NOV Štanga also includes you Reka-Gozd, which lies below the well-known tourist area, Goro Obolno. Past your Reka-Gozd and along the edge of Obolno, the German-Italian border was established in 1941. Partisans often crossed the border. At the homes, they always found understanding and protection, despite the fact that the occupier was violent towards all homeowners who supported the partisans.

From the partisan period, the tragedy that befell Krmučeva home in the village of Reka-Gozd is known throughout the Štangarsko area. Here the homes were destroyed. Above the farmer Štraus, who has his home near the road Litija–Štangarske poljane–Trebeljevo–Ljubljana, there are, at a considerable distance along the steep slopes, the solitary homes of Rekar, Žnidar, Ahlin and others. Above Štraus was also Krmučeva home, which was attached to the foot of the 771-meter-high Obolno.

• Many Zasavska couriers received shelter, protection and food at Krmučeva home. The Germans found out about this, and after some time, they arrived at the solitary Krmučeva home. At home they found the wife, two daughters and two grandsons. The violent Germans decided on inhuman brutality. They took away all the food and everything that was of value. Then they locked the old mother with both daughters and grandsons in the house, and then they set fire to the building. Thus, five people died in the fire.

The Association of Fighters in Štanga decided to unveil a memorial plaque at the former Krmučeva house on the twentieth anniversary of the liberation, which should serve as a living reminder to our descendants of what the fate of the Slovene people was under the occupier and what sacrifices were made for our freedom.»

(Source: (jž),  Tragedija pod Obolnim, Zasavski tednik, Glasilo SZDL Zasavja Year XVII, no. 39, Trbovlje, 23. IX. 1964, p. 5.  Electronic source:

dlib.si/Zasavski_tednik_23-9-1964/PDF Access: 6. 1. 2024.