Boža Premrl, Podnanos

On a concrete base stands a concrete cross. Dedicated to the murdered activist, sister of the national hero Janko Premrl-Vojka. The death of Božena Premrl — partizan teacher

After the capitulation of Italy, Slovenian teaching in primary schools began in Primorska and Istria. There were found volunteer teachers and teachers who prepared even regular school teaching. Because there was a severe shortage of teachers, girls were mainly recruited for this work as assistant teachers. In 1944, in Primorska and Istria, nearly 500 teachers were teaching, of which barely 20% were professional. Among these teachers were the occupier's soldiers and their helpers, the Home Guard and the Chetniks, who killed at least 20 people. The partizan assistant teachers also became the Vojka sisters, Slavica and Božena Premrl from Podnanos. Božena taught in her home village. On 30 April 1945, the Chetniks dragged her to a stream below the village, where they brutally killed her. That same night, they permanently left the Vipava Valley. The memorial sign is by the stream, northwest of Podnanos, about 500 m from the village, at the site of Božena Premrl's death.

Guide through partizan paths

Photo: Source ZVKD-Gorica