Memorial for the Deportation of the Carinthian Slovenes in Radsberg/Radiše

As part of the plan for the "ethnic reordering" of Europe, the National Socialists aimed to bring German-speaking ethnic groups living outside the Reich territory "back into the Reich." To make room for the new residents, non-German-speaking ethnic groups were subjected to forced resettlements. Slovene-speaking families in South Carinthia were picked up from their homes in several actions starting in April 1942 and, after a brief stay at the collection camp Ebenthal/Žrelec in Klagenfurt, were deported to various forced labor camps. The Slovene Resettlement Association, founded in 1946, originally intended to erect a memorial in Klagenfurt in memory of the deportation of the Carinthian-Slovene citizens during National Socialism. The proposed location was the Ebenthaler Straße, where the collection camp was situated. Since the city of Klagenfurt did not support the plans, the memorial was erected in 1996 in front of the cultural hall in the nearby Radsberg/Radiše.