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The Museum of the 100 Frankolovo Victims

The Museum of the 100 Francolovo Victims is a reminder of a cruel and vengeful event of the German Nazis at the end of World War II.

Fees:

  • Adults: 2 €
  • Children: 1.50 €

Working hours:

The tour can be previously arranged at the LTO Rogla – Zreče, GIZ TIC Zreče, Cesta na Roglo 13b in Zreče.

T: +386 (0) 3 759 04 70

E: info@rogla-zrece.si

The Museum of the 100 Frankolovo Victims is set in the real environment of a fearsome Nazi crime - in Graben near Stranice in the municipality of Zreče. It is a qualitative and vivid display commemorating the atrocities of World War II.

Did you know?

  • The Museum of the 100 Frankolovo Victims lies exactly the opposite from the two graves of the 100 Slovenians who were hanged at the end of World War II due to the Nazi's revenge.
  • The museum was erected in 2005, marking the 60th anniversary of the crime. The anniversary commemoration has been traditional for many years.
  • The author of the collection, Tone Kregar, MA, received the Valvasor Award a year later.

Revenge of the Nazis: One of the most horrible stories of World War II

On February 2nd 1945, a Partisan ambush in the Tesno Gorge severely injured one of the most important Nazi functionaries, Anton Dorfmeister, who died at the Celje hospital the following day. 10 days later the revengeful Nazis selected 100 hostages from Maribor, Celje and Trbovlje prisons, transported them to the Stari Pisker prison in Celje, hung everyone on the apple trees by the side of the road, and then buried them in group graves. Of the 100 hostages, 99 were killed by hanging on the apple trees and one was shot in the back while attempting to escape. It was a man who could not stand to see his son being hanged. The youngest victim was only 16 years old, and the oldest was 64. Among the dead were both Communists and Christians.